Global epidemiology of early-onset upper gastrointestinal cancer: trend from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Pojsakorn DanpanichkulThanida AuttaprachaSiwanart KongarinBen PonvilawanDaniel M SimadibrataKwanjit DuangsonkSupitchaya JaruvattanadilokSakditad SaowapaKanokphong SuparanRashid Nok-Shun LuiSuthat LiangpunsakulMichael B WallaceKarn Wijarnpreecha

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2024)

Over the past decade, the burden of UGI cancer in the young has decreased. However, it has increased in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Further research to elucidate the attributable risk factors in this population is warranted.

Keyphrases

early onset
risk factors
papillary thyroid
late onset
squamous cell
south africa
lymph node metastasis