This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICC. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, is only possible if experts from all countries subscribe to a joint policy of making their treatment designs available 'to practising oncologists all over the world. Current Treatment of Cancer discusses all the equipment and methods now in use in cancer therapy. It covers all types of cancer, thus providing the reader with comprehensive infor mation on cancer management. In recent decades there has been a tremendous improve ment in the treatment of cancer, and there is hope for even fur ther success in this fight. We are convinced that this series will help us to make a concerted response to the challenge of can cer. UICC Treatment and Rehabilitation Programme Ismail Elsebai Chairman 1988 IX Preface With a subject as complicated and sensitive as breast cancer, the concept of producing a book which reflects all opinion on the topic is daunting.

A new edition of the classic guide to the use of statistics in medicine, featuring examples from articles in the "New England Journal of Medicine"

"Medical Uses of Statistics" has served as one of the most influential works on the subject for physicians, physicians-in-training, and a myriad of healthcare experts who need a clear idea of the proper application of statistical techniques in clinical studies as well as the implications of their interpretation for clinical practice. This "Third Edition" maintains the focus on the critical ideas, rather than the mechanics, to give practitioners and students the resources they need to understand the statistical methods they encounter in modern medical literature.

Bringing together contributions from more than two dozen distinguished statisticians and medical doctors, this volume stresses the underlying concepts in areas such as randomized trials, survival analysis, genetics, linear regression, meta-analysis, and risk analysis. The "Third Edition" includes:

Numerous examples based on studies taken directly from the pages of the "New England Journal of Medicine"

Two added chapters on statistics in genetics

Two new chapters on the application of statistical methods to studies in epidemiology

New chapters on analyses of randomized trials, linear regression, categorical data analysis, meta-analysis, subgroup analyses, and risk analysis

Updated chapters on statistical thinking, crossover designs, p-values, survival analysis, and reporting research results

A focus on helping readers to critically interpret published results of clinical research

"Medical Uses of Statistics," Third Edition is a valuable resource for researchers and physicians working in any health-related field. It is also an excellent supplemental book for courses on medicine, biostatistics, and clinical research at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.

You can also visit the New England Journal of Medicine website for related information.

A new edition of the classic guide to the use of statistics in medicine, featuring examples from articles in the "New England Journal of Medicine"

"Medical Uses of Statistics" has served as one of the most influential works on the subject for physicians, physicians-in-training, and a myriad of healthcare experts who need a clear idea of the proper application of statistical techniques in clinical studies as well as the implications of their interpretation for clinical practice. This "Third Edition" maintains the focus on the critical ideas, rather than the mechanics, to give practitioners and students the resources they need to understand the statistical methods they encounter in modern medical literature.

Bringing together contributions from more than two dozen distinguished statisticians and medical doctors, this volume stresses the underlying concepts in areas such as randomized trials, survival analysis, genetics, linear regression, meta-analysis, and risk analysis. The "Third Edition" includes:

Numerous examples based on studies taken directly from the pages of the "New England Journal of Medicine"

Two added chapters on statistics in genetics

Two new chapters on the application of statistical methods to studies in epidemiology

New chapters on analyses of randomized trials, linear regression, categorical data analysis, meta-analysis, subgroup analyses, and risk analysis

Updated chapters on statistical thinking, crossover designs, p-values, survival analysis, and reporting research results

A focus on helping readers to critically interpret published results of clinical research

"Medical Uses of Statistics," Third Edition is a valuable resource for researchers and physicians working in any health-related field. It is also an excellent supplemental book for courses on medicine, biostatistics, and clinical research at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.

You can also visit the New England Journal of Medicine website for related information.