ccancer {GLMsData}

Canadian cancers

Description

The estimated number of deaths from cancer in three regions of Canada by cancer site and gender

Usage

data(ccancer)

Format

A data frame with 30 observations on the following 5 variables.

Count

the estimated number of deaths by the given cancer; a numeric vector

Gender

gender; a factor with levels either \codeF (female) or codeM (male)

Region

the region; a factor with levels Ontario, Newfoundland or Quebec

Site

the cancer site; a factor with levels Lung, Colorectal, Breast, Prostate or Pancreas

Population

the estimated population of the region in 2000/20001; a numeric vector

Details

The cancer data are estimated number of deaths in 2000 from the five leading cancer sites

Source

Cancer estimates from: Canadian Cancer Society. Canadian cancer statistics 2000. Published on the internet: http://www.cancer.ca/stats2000/tables/tab5e.htm. Accessed 19 September 2001.

Population estimates from: The Daily, Tuesday September 25, 2001. (Accessed on the internet: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/010925/dq010925a-eng.htm now https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/010925/dq010925a-eng.htm)

Examples

data(ccancer)
summary(ccancer)