In the last decades the demographics of most Western countries have undergone a deep transformation, which has caused a steady increase in degenerative chronic diseases and has made maintaining health and social support by the welfare system difficult. This paper aims to present a set of indicators pertaining to the health status of the Italian population and to the national economic and social systems, as an aid to a better interpretation of the cancer burden impact and of its future tendencies.

Vercelli, M., Quaglia, A., Lillini, R. (2013). Useful indicators to interpret the cancer burden in Italy. TUMORI, 99(3), 425-438 [10.1700/1334.14808].

Useful indicators to interpret the cancer burden in Italy

LILLINI, ROBERTO
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2013

Abstract

In the last decades the demographics of most Western countries have undergone a deep transformation, which has caused a steady increase in degenerative chronic diseases and has made maintaining health and social support by the welfare system difficult. This paper aims to present a set of indicators pertaining to the health status of the Italian population and to the national economic and social systems, as an aid to a better interpretation of the cancer burden impact and of its future tendencies.
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Adult; Aged; Chronic Disease; Cost of Illness; Databases, Factual; Educational Status; Employment; Female; Gross Domestic Product; Health Expenditures; Health Status; Humans; Incidence; Italy; Life Expectancy; Life Style; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Neoplasms; Obesity; Population Dynamics; Prevalence; Public Sector; Social Support; Survival Rate
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2013
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425
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Vercelli, M., Quaglia, A., Lillini, R. (2013). Useful indicators to interpret the cancer burden in Italy. TUMORI, 99(3), 425-438 [10.1700/1334.14808].
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