Predicting the cancer burden in Catalonia between 2015 and 2025: the challenge of cancer management in the elderly

Ramon Clèries,A. Ameijide,R. Marcos-Gragera,Laura Pareja,M. Carulla,Mireia Vilardell,Laura Esteban,Maria Buxó,J. A. Espinàs,Anna Puigdefàbregas,Josepa Ribes,Ángel Izquierdo,J. Galceran,Josep M. Borràs

Predicting the cancer burden in Catalonia between 2015 and 2025: the challenge of cancer management in the elderly

2017

Ramon Clèries
A. Ameijide
R. Marcos-Gragera
Laura Pareja
M. Carulla
Mireia Vilardell
Laura Esteban
Maria Buxó
J. A. Espinàs
Anna Puigdefàbregas
Josepa Ribes
Ángel Izquierdo
J. Galceran
Josep M. Borràs

Background Developing effective cancer control programmes requires information on the future cancer burden in an ageing population. In our study we predicted the burden of cancer in Catalonia from 2015 to 2025.

Keywords:

Population ageing
Pathology
Gerontology
Cancer
Physical therapy
Ageing
Medicine
cancer control
age distribution
cancer management
cancer burden
cost of illness

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