Cancer Mortality Rates Increasing vs Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Decreasing in the World: Future Implications

Objective: To highlight the current global trends in mortality for cardiovascular disease and cancer. Methods: The World Health Organization and the World Bank DataBank databases were used to analyze mortality rates for cancer and cardiovascular disease by calculating age-standardized mortality rate...

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Main Authors: Karim ReFaey, MD, Shashwat Tripathi, BSA, Sanjeet S. Grewal, MD, Adip G. Bhargav, MD, David J. Quinones, Kaisorn L. Chaichana, MD, Samuel O. Antwi, PhD, Leslie T. Cooper, MD, Fredric B. Meyer, MD, Roxana S. Dronca, MD, Robert B. Diasio, MD, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454821000722