Global variations in elderly cancer mortality pattern in 2020 & prediction to 2040: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Cancer contributes to decreasing life expectancy, especially in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) and countries in transition where resources for diagnosis and care are limited. As the world population is ageing, and by 2050, two-thirds of the population in LMIC will be elderly, the greater impact of cancer on the expectation of life in years at a given age of an adult will be seen in these countries. Methods Estimated cancer mortality for older adults (60 yr or above) was estimated using statistics available on Globocan 2020 platform (gco.iarc.fr). This platform provided the number of deaths and age-standardized truncated mortality rates (per 100,000) by sex and continent. We calculated the projected cancer deaths in 2040 by applying the projection model, co

SUBMITTER: Kalita M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544570 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature