Hazard ratios hide who benefits from anthracyclines in early breast cancer
Hazard ratios assume uniform benefit, but anthracycline’s absolute benefit and cardiac harm both depend on baseline risk, not the ratio itself.
The Edinburgh DataLoch is making health data available for research
DataLoch is a repository of linked health and social care administrative data sets from Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland. Edinburgh Cancer Informatics is working closely with the DataLoch team to make cancer data accross the region available for research. Read a good summary the DataLoch on the eCRUSADers blog https://ecrusad.co.uk/2020/12/03/dataloch/#q1
Healthcare cost trajectories during the last year of life
A national population administrative secondary care data linkage study People who are nearing the end of life are high users of hospital services. The absolute cost to providers and its value is uncertain. There is a need to identify which groups of people spend a lot of time in hospital so that care can be […]