getLaterality: Parse the tumor location string to get laterality.

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

Description

Parse the tumor location string to get laterality.

Usage

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Arguments

str:

tumor location string, char

Value

tumor laterality, char

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data("fake_data")

# do for all patients
lat_strs <- fake_data$events[fake_data$events$agent=='Surgery',] # event has tumor location information
lat_strs$laterality <- unlist(lapply(lat_strs$agent_detail, function(i) getLaterality(i) ))

# single patient
lat_str <- fake_data$events[fake_data$events$agent=='Surgery',][1,]
lat <- getLaterality(lat_str$agent_detail)

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