The need to understand, interpret, and analyze competing risk data is key to many areas of science, particularly medical research. There is a real need for a book that presents an overview of methodology used in the interpretation and analysis of competing risks, with a focus on practical applications to medical problems, while incorporating modern techniques. Competing Risks: A Practical Perspective fills that need by presenting the most up-to-date methodology in a way that can be readily understood, and applied, by the practitioner