Table 2.

Definition of outcomes

Outcome	Definition
All-cause mortality	Rate of deaths during a specific time period in a population at risk
Cancer mortality	Rate of cancer deaths during a specific time period in a population at risk
Cancer incidence	Rate of newly diagnosed cancer cases during a specific time period in a population at risk
Overall cancer survival	Proportion of patients from a cancer population at risk alive at some point subsequent to the diagnosis of their cancer
Cancer-specific survival	Proportion of patients from a cancer population at risk who did not die of cancer at some point subsequent to the diagnosis of their cancer