Long-term Changes in the Premature Death Rate in Lung Cancer in a Developed Region of China: Population-based Study

Wenjing Ye   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Weiwei Lu   ^{2 *} , MA ;   Xiaopan Li   ^{3, 4 *} , PhD ;   Yichen Chen   ^{4, 5} , PhD ;   Lin Wang   ^{6, 7} , BSc ;   Guangwang Zeng   ^{6, 7} , BSc ;   Cheng Xu   ^{6, 7} , MA ;   Chen Ji   ⁸ , PhD ;   Yuyang Cai   ⁹ , PhD ;   Ling Yang   ^{6, 7} , MD, PhD ;   Zheng Luo   ¹⁰ , MD

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

² Department of General Practice, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

³ Department of Health Management Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

⁴ Office of Scientific Research and Information Management, Pudong Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, China

⁵ Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

⁶ Department of Geriatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

⁷ Institute of Hospital Development Strategy, China Hospital Development Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

⁸ Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, United Kingdom

⁹ School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

¹⁰ Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China

*these authors contributed equally