Young Adults and Alcohol-Associated Liver Cancer: Incidence and Death from 2000 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The incidence and mortality of early-onset cancers have been rising in recent decades. While epidemiological studies have examined various types of cancer, updated global data on alcohol-attributable primary liver cancer (PLC) in young adults remains limited.

Methods

This study utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study spanning 2000 to 2021 to evaluate the age-standardized incidence, mortality, and corresponding rates of alcohol-attributable PLC among young adults aged 15-49 years.

Results

In 2021, there were 8290 incidence cases and 6590 deaths from alcohol-attributable PLC in young adults. The age-standardized incidence rate has increased in Europe (annual percent change [APC]: 0.44%, 95%CI 0.35 to 0.54%), Southeast Asia (APC:

SUBMITTER: Danpanichkul P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11853673 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature