RT Book, Section
A1 Emanuel, Ezekiel J.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135229130
T1 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
T2 Harrison's Hematology and Oncology, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835834
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135229130
RD 2024/04/18
AB In  2010,  according  to  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control  and  Prevention,  2,468,435  individuals  died  in  the  United  States  (Table  33-1).  Approximately  73%  of  all  deaths  occur  in  those  >65  years  of  age.  The  epidemiology  of  mortality  is  similar  in  most  developed  countries;  cardiovascular  diseases  and  cancer  are  the  predominant  causes  of  death,  a  marked  change  since  1900,  when  heart  disease  caused  ~8%  of  all  deaths  and  cancer  accounted  for  <4%  of  all  deaths.  In  2010,  the  year  with  the  most  recent  available  data,  AIDS  did  not  rank  among  the  top  15  causes  of  death,  causing  just  8369  deaths.  Even  among  people  age  35–44,  heart  disease,  cancer,  chronic  liver  disease,  and  accidents  all  cause  more  deaths  than  AIDS.