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Published in final edited form as: Mech Ageing Dev. 2017 May 11;164:113–126. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.05.002

Table 3.

Selected Primary Research Studies on Cancer Mortality in the Oldest-old.

Reference Source of Data Age Cancer Type Cancer Mortality
USA Harding et al. (2012) SEER 9 and 2000 US Census (1998–2002) 85–99; 100+ I. All sites
II. Breast
III. Lung
IV. Colorectal
V. Prostate		 I. Female: ↓100+ Male: ↑100+
II. Female: ↓85+ Male: ↓100+
III. Female: ↓85+ Male: ↓85+
IV. Female: ↓100+ Male: ↓100+
V. Female: N/A Male: ↓100+
USA a Wong et al. (2014) SEER 18 and CBTRUS (2000–2010, 2004–2008) 85+ I. All sites (excluding non malignant meningiomas)
II. Colorectal		 I. All: ↑85+
II. All: ↑85+
USA Moller et al. (2011) SEER 9, 13 and 18, NCHS (1973–2009) 85+ I. Breast
II. Lung
III. Colorectal
IV. Prostate		 I. All: ↑85+
II. All: ↑85+
III. All: ↑85+
IV. Male: ↑85+
Denmark Pedersen et al. (2016) NORDCAN, Danish Cancer Register, Danish Cause of Death register (1978–2012) 85+ I. All sites (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) I. Female: stable at 90+ Male: ↑90+
Denmark Ewertz et al. (2016) NORDCAN, Danish Cancer Register, Danish Cause of Death register (1980–2012) 85+ I. All sites (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) I. Female: ↑90+ Male: ↑90+
Denmark Song and Jeon (2015) NORDCAN, Danish Cancer Register, Danish Cause of Death register (1980–2012) I. Breast I. Female: ↑90+ Male: ↓90+
Denmark Jensen et al. (2016) NORDCAN, Danish Cancer Register, Danish Cause of Death register (1980–2012) I. Lung I. Female: 90+ Male: 90+
Denmark Kristiansen et al. (2016) NORDCAN, Danish Cancer Register, Danish Cause of Death register (1980–2012) I. Colon
II. Rectum and Anus		 I. Female: ↑90+ Male: ↑90+
II. Female: ↑90+ Male: ↑90+
Denmark Brændegaard Winther et al. (2016) NORDCAN, Danish Cancer Register, Danish Cause of Death register (1980–2012) I. Prostate I. Female: N/A Male: ↑90+
UK, USA, Western Europe, Northern Europe Poulsen et al. (2016) WHO Mortality Database (1995–97, 2003-05) 85+ I. All sites
II. Breast
III. Lung
IV. Colorectal
V. Prostate		 UK
I. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
II. Female: ↑85+ Male: N/A
III. All: ↓85+ Female: ↓85+ Male: ↑85+
IV. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
V. Female: N/A Male: ↑85+
USA
I. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
II. Female: ↑85+ Male: N/A
III. All: ↓85+ Female: ↓85+ Male: ↓85+
IV. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
V. Female: N/A Male: ↑85+
Western Europe
I. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
II. Female: ↑85+ Male: N/A
III. All: ↓85+ Female: ↓85+ Male: ↓85+
IV. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
V. Female: N/A Male: ↑85+
Northern Europe
I. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
II. Female: ↑85+ Male: N/A
III. All: ↓85+ Female: ↓85+ Male: ↓85+
IV. All: ↑85+ Female: ↑85+ Male: ↑85+
V. Female: N/A Male: ↑85+

Abbreviations: (SEER) Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program, (CBTRUS) Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, (NVSS) National Vital Statistics System, (NDI) National Death Index, (NCHS) National Center for Health Statistics, (WHO) World Health Organization.

a

Invasive cases only, increasing cancers only.