Worldwide cancer statistics of adults over 75 years old in 2019: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019

Abstract Background and purpose Cancer has become one of the major killers of humanity due to the number of people over the age of 75 increasing with population ageing. The aim of this study was to analyse the incidence and mortality rates in people over 75 of 29 cancer types in 204 countries and re...

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Main Authors: Danhong Xiang, Shiwei Hu, Tianxiang Mai, Xinlu Zhang, Lan Zhang, Shengjie Wang, Keyi Jin, Jian Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14412-1