As cancer is becoming a chronic disease due to improved treatment and early detection, it is imperative to assess trends in life expectancy for cancer patients to provide adequate care. Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry data for six cancer sites from 1975 to 2018, Devasia and colleagues found that cancer patients are living longer now than in prior decades. Improvements in treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, in particular, resulted in large increases in life expectancy. Life expectancy and related measures provide a public health perspective on the impacts of treatment and screening on survival.

Comprehending the incidence patterns of prostate cancer in low-incidence countries is pivotal for effectively addressing shifts in prostate cancer cases within these regions. This study by Jiang, Chen, Tang and colleagues, offers a comprehensive overview of prostate cancer morbidity in low-incidence countries worldwide from 1990 to 2019. Data on...

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