Major Shift As Deaths From Cancer Overtake CV Disease In Western Europe

–In 12 high-income countries cancer is now a bigger cause of death than cardiovascular disease. In Europe as in the rest of the world cardiovascular (CV) disease remains the number one cause of death. But in 12 western European countries cancer now kills more people than CV disease. The finding, which likely presages a major...Click here to continue reading...

Source: CardioBrief - August 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes cancer Europe global burden mortality Source Type: blogs