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2008 Mar 10
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A stats question -- about survival analysis and censoring
Dear UseRs,
Suppose I have data regarding smoking habits of a prospective cohort and wish
to determine the risk ratio of colorectal cancer in the smokers compared to
the non-smokers. What do I do at the end of the study with people who die
of heart disease? Can I just censor them exactly the same as people who become
uncontactable or who die in a plane crash? If not, why not?
I'm thinking