Bayesian Analysis of Lung Cancer Mortality in the Presence of Misclassification

Abstract

Background: Lung cancer is an important cause of cancer mortality. Mortality is a familiar projection to address the burden of cancers. However, according to Iranian death registry, about 20% of death statistics were still recorded in misclassified categories. The aim of this study was to estimate lung cancer mortality in Iranian population, using Bayesian approach to revise this misclassification.