Cancer Epidemiology

Gender differences in cancer burden have been consistently reported worldwide, with men exhibiting higher incidence and mortality rates for most non-sex-specific cancers. However, the extent and patterns of these disparities across cancer sites, age groups, and geographical regions in Italy remain poorly investigated. We analysed data from population-based cancer registries belonging to the AIRTU…

Our findings provide valuable insights into skin checking behaviours in older adults in New South Wales, Australia, highlighting associations with sociodemographic, personal risk, and behavioural factors.

Logcig-years best modelled the relationship between smoking exposure and OS as well as LCSS, and had consistent associations across clinicodemographic subgroups. Logcig-years should be considered in clinical and research applications for quantifying smoking exposure in lung cancer.