Chinese and Global Burdens of Gastrointestinal Cancers From 1990 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are an important component of the tumor. This study aimed to investigate the burden of six major GI cancers in China and globally from 1990 to 2019.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study based on the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019. Indicators on incidence, deaths, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and risk factors for esophageal, stomach, liver, pancreatic, colon and rectum, and gallbladder and biliary tract cancers were collected and analyzed for time trends. The contribution of each cancer and the proportion of cases in China among global cases were further reported.

Results

Global incidence cases, death cases, and DALYs of GI cancers showed an overall ascending trend over the past 30 years, but there

SUBMITTER: Xie W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9326121 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature