Estimates and projections of the global economic cost of breast cancers from 2021 to 2050
Breast cancer causes significant macroeconomic losses and exhibits marked regional inequality, with high-income countries bearing the highest absolute burden, while low- and middle-income regions face more severe relative economic impacts. It is imperative to implement targeted prevention and control strategies based on SDI stratification to promote optimal allocation of global health resources.
Authors
- Feiyu Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1327-2852)
- Shijie Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1931-7430)
- Bin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3152-1402)
- Wanhui Zhang
- Ling Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2513-1405)
- Xuelei Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-3907)
- Cuiju Tang
- Zhixun Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0977-9976)
- Qisheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0899-6856)
- Yun Mao
- Wen Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2883-8553)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Shanxi Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Guang’anmen Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1692619
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Hunan University
- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine