Cancer 'biggest middle-age killer in rich nations' Cancer now causes more deaths among the middle-aged in higher-income countries than cardiovascular disease, a study suggests.
Globally, heart problems and stroke is the leading cause of death at this age.
But the researchers say people in rich nations are 2.5 times more likely to die of cancer than cardiovascular disease in their middle years.
In poorer nations, the reverse is true - with cardiovascular disease three times more likely to claim the lives. BBC News
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Globally, heart problems and stroke is the leading cause of death at this age.
But the researchers say people in rich nations are 2.5 times more likely to die of cancer than cardiovascular disease in their middle years.
In poorer nations, the reverse is true - with cardiovascular disease three times more likely to claim the lives. BBC News
See also:
- Cancer's global epidemiological transition and growth (open access) The Lancet
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