Pancreatic cancer mortality trends in the United States: how much have we moved the needle?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advances made in pancreatic cancer treatment, the extent of progress made in pancreatic cancer mortality at the population level remains unclear. Our cross-sectional study sought to measure trends in pancreatic cancer mortality in the United States in the last 2 decades.

Methods

Patients with pancreatic cancer mortality from 1999 to 2020 were analyzed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER). Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) per 100,000 individuals were measured. We used joinpoint trend analysis to determine average annual percent change (AAPC) in AAMR trends.

Results

From 1999 to 2020, pancreatic cancer accounted for 809,197 deaths. Overall, the AAMRs of pancreatic ca

SUBMITTER: Tan JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11399823 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature