Glatstein E, Makuch R W
J Clin Oncol. 1984 May;2(5):488-97. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1984.2.5.488.
This paper has attempted to review for the reader some of the common problem areas in the interpretation of results of cancer treatment. The intention has been to point out potential pitfalls in interpretation so that the reader can comprehend the literature with more insight and criticalness . The plethora of journals and ongoing investigations indicates a greater need for critical understanding on the part of readers. This understanding stretches from the definitions of success and failure used in generating survival curves, to the accumulation and analysis of data and presentation of the results. We hope this paper will help the reader to achieve a greater degree of that understanding.
本文试图为读者回顾癌症治疗结果解读中一些常见的问题领域。目的是指出解读中潜在的陷阱，以便读者能更有洞察力和批判性地理解相关文献。大量的期刊和正在进行的研究表明读者更需要批判性的理解。这种理解涵盖从生成生存曲线时所使用的成功与失败的定义，到数据的积累、分析以及结果的呈现。我们希望本文能帮助读者在这方面达成更高程度的理解。
