Introduction of a novel measure of premature mortality caused by chronic conditions: real-world examples from prostate and testis cancers in Canada, 1980-2015

Ann Epidemiol. 2019 Sep:37:81-83. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.07.011. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Authors

Truong-Minh Pham¹, Lorraine Shack², Winson Y Cheung³

Affiliations

¹ Surveillance and Reporting, Cancer Research and Analytics, Cancer Control Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton and Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: TruongMinh.Pham@ahs.ca.
² Surveillance and Reporting, Cancer Research and Analytics, Cancer Control Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton and Calgary, Canada.
³ Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

PMID: 31427150
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.07.011

No abstract available

Keywords: Average life span shortened; Premature mortality; Prostate cancer; Testis cancer; Years of life lost.

MeSH terms

Canada / epidemiology
Humans
Life Expectancy
Male
Models, Statistical
Mortality, Premature*
Prostatic Neoplasms / mortality*
Testicular Neoplasms / mortality*