David Machin:  Division of Clincial Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore; UK Children’s Cancer Study Group, University of Leicester, UK Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Related Sciences, University of Sheffield, UKAuthor of recently published Design of Medical Studies for Medical Research and editor of Textbook of Clinical Trials among other Wiley titles. Yin Bun Cheung: MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.Mahesh Parmar: Cancer Trials Division, MRC Clincial Trials Unit, London, UK.

"…a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis." (The Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, October 2006) “This book is a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis.” (Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 2007)

• Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition.Chapter 1: Introduction and Review of Statistical Concepts.Chapter 2: Survival Curves.Chapter 3: Comparison of Survival Curves.Chapter 4: Parametric Modelling.Chapter 5: Cox’s Proportional Hazards Model.Chapter 6: Selecting Variables within a Cox Model.Chapter 7: Extensions of the Cox Model.Chapter 8: Prognostic Indices.Chapter 9: Sample Sizes.Chapter 10: Further Topics.References.Statistical Tables.Index.

David Machin:  Division of Clincial Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore; UK Children’s Cancer Study Group, University of Leicester, UK Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Related Sciences, University of Sheffield, UKAuthor of recently published Design of Medical Studies for Medical Research and editor of Textbook of Clinical Trials among other Wiley titles. Yin Bun Cheung: MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.Mahesh Parmar: Cancer Trials Division, MRC Clincial Trials Unit, London, UK.

"…a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis." (The Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, October 2006) “This book is a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis.” (Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 2007)

• Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition.Chapter 1: Introduction and Review of Statistical Concepts.Chapter 2: Survival Curves.Chapter 3: Comparison of Survival Curves.Chapter 4: Parametric Modelling.Chapter 5: Cox’s Proportional Hazards Model.Chapter 6: Selecting Variables within a Cox Model.Chapter 7: Extensions of the Cox Model.Chapter 8: Prognostic Indices.Chapter 9: Sample Sizes.Chapter 10: Further Topics.References.Statistical Tables.Index.

David Machin:  Division of Clincial Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore; UK Children’s Cancer Study Group, University of Leicester, UK Institute of General Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Related Sciences, University of Sheffield, UKAuthor of recently published Design of Medical Studies for Medical Research and editor of Textbook of Clinical Trials among other Wiley titles. Yin Bun Cheung: MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.Mahesh Parmar: Cancer Trials Division, MRC Clincial Trials Unit, London, UK.

"…a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis." (The Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, October 2006) “This book is a front runner among currently available texts on survival analysis.” (Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, June 2007)

• Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition.Chapter 1: Introduction and Review of Statistical Concepts.Chapter 2: Survival Curves.Chapter 3: Comparison of Survival Curves.Chapter 4: Parametric Modelling.Chapter 5: Cox’s Proportional Hazards Model.Chapter 6: Selecting Variables within a Cox Model.Chapter 7: Extensions of the Cox Model.Chapter 8: Prognostic Indices.Chapter 9: Sample Sizes.Chapter 10: Further Topics.References.Statistical Tables.Index.