At the population level, age-specific rates of survival and reproduction summarize the underlying physiological states of the individuals in a population. Demographically, aging is diagnosed if we ...

age-, stage- or size-specific rates of survival; and lifespan. The classical theory treats life history evolution as an optimization problem: given particular ecological factors (e.g., predators ...

Many can live for far longer than this, depending on age, smoking status ... affect quality of life and survival times in specific cases. The five-year survival rate for someone with non-small ...

The decline in cancer incidence among men and increase among women has narrowed the male‐to-female cancer incidence rate ratio from a peak of 1.6 in 1992 to 1.1 in 2021. In people aged 50-64 years, ...

The risk and incidence of cancer among people under 50 is also on the rise, according to American Cancer Society.

Incidences for many common types of cancer have risen in recent years, with young women experiencing the brunt of the shift.

The deadliest cancers aren't necessarily the ones that kill the most people overall; they're the ones with the lowest survival rates ... cancer include older age, being male, smoking, drinking ...