Age-standardized expected years of life lost: quantification of cancer severity
Journal
BMC public health
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2019-05-02
Author(s)
Abstract
The critical implications of the expected years of life lost (EYLL) index of cancer for health policy assessments have been largely overlooked. We advocate to standardize life lost indices.
Subjects
Age-standardization; Burden of disease; Cancer; Expected years of life lost
SDGs
Other Subjects
adult; aged; cancer survivor; epidemiology; factual database; female; follow up; human; incidence; life expectancy; male; middle aged; mortality; pancreas tumor; register; statistics and numerical data; survival analysis; Taiwan; tumor invasion; Adult; Aged; Cancer Survivors; Databases, Factual; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Life Expectancy; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Registries; Survival Analysis; Taiwan
Publisher
BMC
Type
journal article