Survivability modelling using Bayesian network for patients with first and secondary primary cancers.

Journal: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Multiple primary cancers significantly threat patient survivability. Predicting the survivability of patients with two cancers is challenging because its stochastic pattern relates with numerous variables.

Authors

  • Kung-Min Wang
    Department of Surgery, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Shilin District, Taipei 111, Taiwan, Republic of China. kungjeng@gmail.com.
  • Kung-Jeng Wang
    Department of Industrial Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Daan District, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Republic of China. kjwang@mail.ntust.edu.tw.
  • Bunjira Makond
    Faculty of Commerce and Management, Prince of Songkla University, Trang, Thailand.