The ever‐increasing importance of cancer as a leading cause of premature death worldwide

The relative importance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer as leading causes of premature death are examined in this communication. CVD and cancer are now the leading causes in 127 countries, with CVD leading in 70 countries (including Brazil and India) and cancer leading in 57 countries (in...

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Published in:	Cancer Vol. 127; no. 16; pp. 3029 - 3030
Main Authors:	Bray, Freddie, Laversanne, Mathieu, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Soerjomataram, Isabelle
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 15.08.2021
Subjects:	Cancer cancer control cardiovascular disease (CVD) Cardiovascular Diseases Cause of Death Communicable Diseases Death epidemiologic transition Epidemiology Global Health Heart diseases Humans Infectious diseases Mortality Mortality, Premature Neoplasms - epidemiology Noncommunicable Diseases noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) Oncology Premature mortality premature mortality epidemiologic transition cancer control cardiovascular disease (CVD) noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
ISSN:	0008-543X, 1097-0142, 1097-0142
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