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Burden of cancer in a large consortium of prospective cohorts in Europe

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Disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) are an indicator of mortality, morbidity, and disability. We calculated DALYs for cancer in middle-aged and older adults participating in the Consortium on Health and Ageing Network of Cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES) consortium.A total of 90 199 participants from five European cohorts with 10 455 incident cancers and 4399 deaths were included in this study. DALYs were calculated as the sum of the years of life lost because of premature ...

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10.1093/jnci/djw127

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Grant:
FP7/2007-2013) DG-RESEARCH HEALTH—F3-2010-242244
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute Journal website
Volume:
108
Issue:
10
Pages:
djw127
Publication date:
2016-05-06
Acceptance date:
2016-04-06
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EISSN:
1460-2105
ISSN:
0027-8874
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:622403
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uuid:3dbcf665-c1c9-4577-bcce-c2bdbf7b0c5d
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pubs:622403
Source identifiers:
622403
Deposit date:
2016-05-20

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