cancer dataset

Description of the Project:

The file contains part of the data for a study of oral condition of cancer patients. The oral conditions of the patients were measured and recorded at the initial stage, at the end of the second week, at the end of the fourth week, and at the end of the sixth week. The variables age, initial weight and initial cancer stage of the patients were recorded. Patients were divided into two groups: One group received a placebo and the other group received aloe juice treatment.

The variables in the data set are:

	TOTALCIN - oral condition at the initial stage
	TOTALCW2 - oral condition at the end of week 2
	TOTALCW4 - oral condition at the end of week 4
	TOTALCW6 - oral condition at the end of week 6
	age - patient's age in years
	weight - patient's weight at the initial stage
	stage - initial cancer stage, coded 1 through 4
	trt - treatment group: 0=placebo; 1=aloe juice

NOTE: The variables TOTALCIN, TOTALCW2, TOTALCW4, and TOTALCW6 are the dependent variables, constituting repeated measures over time. The variables age, weight and stage are considered covariants in this study. The variable trt is a between-subject factor in the study.

Aloe / Cancer Data