Early-onset pancreatic cancer and associated metabolic risk factors in the Middle East and North Africa: A 20-year analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study.
Pojsakorn DanpanichkulEkdanai UawithyaChawin LopimpisuthBanthoon SukphutananNarathorn KulthamrongsriMajd B AboonaKwanjit DuangsonkSirimas LauDaniel M SimadibrataHinda DaggagMichael B WallaceKarn WijarnpreechaPublished in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2024)
Over the past two decades, the burden of EOPC and its associated metabolic risk factors has increased. There is an urgent need for region-wide policy development, including screening methods and risk factor reduction, to mitigate the high and rising burden of EOPC in the MENA region.