lung_cancer_survival_df: Lung Cancer Survival Data

In PulmoDataSets: A Curated Collection of Pulmonary and Respiratory Disease Datasets

Lung Cancer Survival Data

Description

This dataset, lung_cancer_survival_df, is a data frame containing survival information for 228 lung cancer patients, with 10 clinical variables including survival time, patient status, age, gender, performance scores, and nutritional indicators.

Usage

data(lung_cancer_survival_df)

Format

A data frame with 228 observations (patients) and 10 variables:

inst

Institution code where patient was treated (numeric)

time

Survival time in days from diagnosis (numeric)

status

Censoring status (1 = censored, 2 = died) (numeric)

age

Patient age at diagnosis in years (numeric)

sex

Gender (1 = male, 2 = female) (numeric)

ph.ecog

ECOG performance score (0=asymptomatic to 4=fully disabled) (numeric)

ph.karno

Karnofsky performance score (0-100) as rated by physician (numeric)

pat.karno

Karnofsky performance score (0-100) as self-reported by patient (numeric)

meal.cal

Daily calories consumed at meals (numeric)

wt.loss

Weight loss in last six months (pounds) (numeric)

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'lung_cancer_survival_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the PulmoDataSets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data taken from the acro package version 0.1.4

PulmoDataSets documentation built on Sept. 9, 2025, 5:41 p.m.