#ESCCongress – Study: Cancer Now Leading Cause of Death in High-income Countries

Variations in common diseases, hospital admissions, and deaths in middle-aged adults in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet (free for a limited period – registration required)

Related Study: Modifiable risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 155 722 individuals from 21 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study – The Lancet (free for a limited period – registration required)

Commentaries: Cancer now leading cause of death in high-income countries — while heart disease burden persists in low-income and middle-income countries – The Lancet (free) AND Cardiovascular Disease Leading Cause of Death World-Wide, but Cancer Rising Cause in Rich Countries: Study – McMaster University (free) AND Cancer ‘biggest middle-age killer in rich nations’ – BBC (free) AND Cancer overtakes heart disease as biggest rich-world killer – Reuters (free) AND Cancer now tops heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death in these countries – CNN (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Presenting now #ESCCongress—#CVD remains leading cause of mortality globally, accounting for 40% of deaths, but in HIC, #cancer is now responsible for twice as many deaths: findings from #PUREStudy

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— The Lancet (@TheLancet) September 3, 2019