Transition towards cancer mortality predominance over cardiovascular disease mortality in Brazil, 2000-2019: a population-based studyResearch in context

• Main Authors: Beatriz Rache (Author), Rudi Rocha (Author), Luciana Alves de Medeiros (Author), Letícia Martins Okada (Author), Gerson Ferrari (Author), Hongmei Zeng (Author), Alessandro Bigoni (Author), Maria Paula Curado (Author), Catarina M. Azeredo (Author), Leandro F.M. Rezende (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are the first and second leading causes of death in Brazil and worldwide. However, an ongoing epidemiological transition in which cancer surpasses CVD has been observed in many high and middle-income countries. In this study, we provided a...