European cancer mortality predictions for the year 2020 with a focus on prostate cancer

•Total cancer mortality rates in the EU declined by 5% in men and 4% in women between 2015 and 2020.•We predicted over 5 million avoided cancer deaths over the period 1989–2020.•Lung and pancreatic cancer rates in women are predicted to increase.•Except for Poland, prostate cancer predicted rates will fall in all age groups due to therapeutic and diagnostic advancements. BackgroundCurrent cancer mortality figures are important for disease...