Longitudinal analysis of ovarian cancer death patterns during a rapid transition period (2005-2020) in Shanghai, China: A population-based study

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It is important to assess the burden of ovarian cancer related premature death so as to develop appropriate evidence-based care and improve women’s health. This study aimed to characterize the long-term trends in mortality, survival and disease burden of ovarian cancer in Shanghai, China.

Materials and Methods

Co-morbidities, crude mortality rate (CMR), age-standardised mortality rate by Segi’s world standard population (ASMRW), years of life lost (YLL), and survival rates were analysed. Temporal trends for the mortality rates and disease burden were analyzed using the Joinpoint Regression Program. Mortality rate increases by demographic and non-demographic factors were estimated by the decomposition method.

Results

A total of 1088 ovarian cancer as un

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9574098 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature