Cancer Epidemiology

Study Data from H. Moller and Colleagues Update Understanding of Cancer Epidemiology

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 22nd, 2011

2011 NOV 22 -- "Cancer is largely a disease of older individuals. We compared UK cancer mortality rates with those for other countries to assess progress," researchers in Manchester, United Kingdom report.

"Death details were obtained from the WHO Mortality Database for the UK, the USA and 11 European countries. Mortality rates were calculated for the age groups 55-64, 65-74, 75-84 and >= 85 years. Trends between 1995-97 and 2003-05 were determined. The number of excess cancer deaths in the UK was calculated by applying the age-specific mortality rates observed in other regions to the UK. For all cancers combined, UK rates for 200305 in those aged >=...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-11-22)

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