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 , CN

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁸ Warwick Clinical Trials Unit , Warwick Medical School , Coventry , GB

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

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

*these authors contributed equally

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