Lung cancer and smoking: years lived with disability in Tuscany (Italy). An analysis from the ACAB study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer (LC) is among the most common neoplasms, mostly caused by smoking. This study, carried out within the ACAB project, aims to provide local, updated and systematic estimates of years lived with disability (YLD) from LC due to smoking in the Tuscany region, Italy.

Methods

We estimated YLD for the year 2022 for the whole region and at subregional level by local health unit (LHU) using data from the Tuscany Cancer Registry and local surveys. YLD were calculated by applying the severity-specific LC prevalence, estimated with an incidence-based disease model, to the corresponding disability weight. The burden from smoking was computed by: modelling the prevalence of smokers with a Bayesian Dirichlet-Multinomial regression model; estimating the distribution of

SUBMITTER: Malevolti MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11447970 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature