Burden of Cancer in a Large Consortium of Prospective Cohorts in Europe

Conclusions: DALYs lost from cancer were substantial in this large European sample of middle-aged and older adults. Even if the burden of disease because of cancer is predominantly caused by mortality, some cancers have sizeable consequences for disability. Smoking remained the predominant risk factor for total cancer burden.

Source: JNCI - May 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tsilidis, K. K., Papadimitriou, N., Capothanassi, D., Bamia, C., Benetou, V., Jenab, M., Freisling, H., Kee, F., Nelen, A., O'Doherty, M. G., Scott, A., Soerjomataram, I., Tjonneland, A., May, A. M., Ramon Quiros, J., Pettersson-Kymmer, U., Brenner, H., S Tags: Article Source Type: research