Survival from Malignant Melanoma

Description

The dataset name has been changed to 'Melanoma_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets from packages in the R ecosystem and to follow the naming conventions of the 'MedDataSets' package. The suffix '_df' indicates that this dataset is a data frame, helping to distinguish it from other datasets within the package and from those in the broader R ecosystem. The original content of the dataset has not been modified in any way.

Usage

data(Melanoma_df)

Format

A data frame with 205 observations and 7 variables:

time

An integer representing the survival time of the patients (in months).

status

An integer indicating the status of the patient at the end of the study; typically coded as 1 for dead and 0 for alive.

sex

An integer representing the sex of the patient; usually coded as 1 for male and 0 for female.

age

An integer indicating the age of the patient at diagnosis (in years).

year

An integer representing the year of diagnosis.

thickness

A numeric value indicating the thickness of the melanoma (in millimeters).

ulcer

An integer indicating the presence of ulceration; usually coded as 1 for yes and 0 for no.

Details

This dataset contains information on survival rates of patients diagnosed with malignant melanoma, including various clinical factors that may affect prognosis.

Source

Data collected from clinical studies on malignant melanoma.