Trends and future projections of liver cancer incidence in Hong Kong: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Liver cancer remains a significant burden in Hong Kong. We sought to examine trends in liver cancer incidence using 30 years of cancer registry data in Hong Kong. Additionally, we aimed to assess the impact of age, period and birth cohort on liver cancer incidence, provided projections for liver cancer incidence until 2030, and examined the drivers of liver cancer incidence.

Methods

Data on liver cancer incidence were collected from the Hong Kong Cancer Registry (HKCaR). We assessed age, period, and birth cohort effects using age-period-cohort (APC) models. We employed Bayesian APC analysis with integrated nested Laplace approximations to project the future burden of liver cancer in Hong Kong. Furthermore, we attributed the changes in new liver cancer cases to pop

SUBMITTER: Ma T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10548600 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature