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Years of potential life lost for brain and CNS tumors relative to other cancers in adults in the United States, 2010.

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Rouse, C; Gittleman, H; Ostrom, QT; Kruchko, C; Barnholtz-Sloan, JS
Published in: Neuro Oncol
January 2016

BACKGROUND: Years of potential life lost (YPLL) complement incidence and survival rates by measuring how much a patient's life is likely to be shortened by his or her cancer. In this study, we examine the impact of death due to brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors compared to other common cancers in adults by investigating the YPLL of adults in the United States. METHODS: Mortality and life table data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics Vital Statistics Data for 2010. The study population included individuals aged 20 years or older at death who died from one of the selected cancers. YPLL was calculated by taking an individual's age at death and finding the corresponding expected remaining years of life using life table data. RESULTS: The cancers with the greatest mean YPLL were other malignant CNS tumors (20.65), malignant brain tumors (19.93), and pancreatic cancer (15.13) for males and malignant brain tumors (20.31), breast cancer (18.78), and other malignant CNS tumors (18.36) for females. For both sexes, non-Hispanic whites had the lowest YPLL, followed by non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanics. CONCLUSION: Malignant brain and other CNS tumors have the greatest mean YPLL, thereby reflecting their short survival time post diagnosis. These findings will hopefully motivate more research into mitigating the impact of these debilitating tumors.

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Neuro Oncol

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EISSN

1523-5866

Publication Date

January 2016

Volume

18

Issue

1

Start / End Page

70 / 77

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Survival Rate
  • Survival Analysis
  • Sex Factors
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Rouse, C., Gittleman, H., Ostrom, Q. T., Kruchko, C., & Barnholtz-Sloan, J. S. (2016). Years of potential life lost for brain and CNS tumors relative to other cancers in adults in the United States, 2010. Neuro Oncol, 18(1), 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/nov249
Rouse, Chaturia, Haley Gittleman, Quinn T. Ostrom, Carol Kruchko, and Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan. “Years of potential life lost for brain and CNS tumors relative to other cancers in adults in the United States, 2010.Neuro Oncol 18, no. 1 (January 2016): 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/nov249.
Rouse C, Gittleman H, Ostrom QT, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS. Years of potential life lost for brain and CNS tumors relative to other cancers in adults in the United States, 2010. Neuro Oncol. 2016 Jan;18(1):70–7.
Rouse, Chaturia, et al. “Years of potential life lost for brain and CNS tumors relative to other cancers in adults in the United States, 2010.Neuro Oncol, vol. 18, no. 1, Jan. 2016, pp. 70–77. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/neuonc/nov249.
Rouse C, Gittleman H, Ostrom QT, Kruchko C, Barnholtz-Sloan JS. Years of potential life lost for brain and CNS tumors relative to other cancers in adults in the United States, 2010. Neuro Oncol. 2016 Jan;18(1):70–77.
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Published In

Neuro Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1523-5866

Publication Date

January 2016

Volume

18

Issue

1

Start / End Page

70 / 77

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Survival Rate
  • Survival Analysis
  • Sex Factors
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Middle Aged
  • Male