Publication year: 2011 Source: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, Available online 22 October 2011 Nicholas Pavlidis, Giorgio Stanta, Riccardo A. Audisio Life expectancy has dramatically expanded, the global population has aged unprecedentedly and the number of centenarians has significantly increased. The analysis of autopsy series, cancer registries data, vital statistics and surveys specific to this age group allows unique observations with respect to incidence and prevalence, cause of death by cancer, frequency of primary tumours, metastatic patterns, occurrence of incidental cancers and of multiple primary tumours.Data analysis demonstrates how cancer incidence and cause of death present a threefold decrease after age 90 and reach 0–4% above age 100
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Cancer prevalence and mortality in centenarians: A systematic review