Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, the Main Causes of Mortality of Physicians in Spain
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Cancer is the main cause of death among physicians, followed by heart diseases and cerebrovascular ailments, which occupy the second and third positions. These data reflect a mortality structure similar to that observed in the general population, although with lower overall rates in the medical profession according to the study 'The mortality of doctors in Spain: analysis of the causes of death during the period 2003-2022', presented on Wednesda…
The doctors had lower mortality rates than those of the general population during the period 2003-2022, according to a study by the Collegiate Medical Organization (WTO) and the National Institute of Statistics (INE), which still specifies that doctors who die do so at a younger age than non-medical doctors.
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