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Tweaking Exponential Distribution to Estimate the Chance for More Survival Time if a Cancerous Kidney is Removed

Ramalingam Shanmugam1
  • 1 Texas State University-San Marcos, United States

Abstract

Patients with a malignant tumor in the kidney (recognized as hypernephroma in medical practice) are treated by what is known as nephrectomy (that is a surgical removal of the kidney) in addition to a combionation of chemotherapy and immunotherapy for the sake of more survival time. This articles develops and demonstrates a statistical methodology to assess the statistical significance of an estimated chance for more survival time by tweaking the exponential distribution in a novel manner. This methodology is useful for the surgeons as much as to the patients who plan to undergo kidney removal.

International Journal of Research in Nursing
Volume 4 No. 2, 2013, 29-33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ijrnsp.2013.29.33

Submitted On: 21 July 2013 Published On: 4 September 2013

How to Cite: Shanmugam, R. (2013). Tweaking Exponential Distribution to Estimate the Chance for More Survival Time if a Cancerous Kidney is Removed. International Journal of Research in Nursing, 4(2), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.3844/ijrnsp.2013.29.33

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Keywords

  • Likelihood Ratio Test
  • p-Value
  • Statistical Power
  • Clinical Trial