Shifting burden of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: global patterns and forecasts to 2050 from the GBD 2021
Over the past three decades, global mortality and disability burden from NPC have decreased, whereas incidence has increased in selected populations. The projected rise in ASIR among males in high-risk regions highlights the need for targeted interventions, equitable resource allocation, and sustained surveillance to mitigate future burden.
Authors
- Weijun HUANG
- Jianxiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6674-7703)
- Fei Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4602-8960)
- Hong Liang Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2853-2848)
- Tianjiao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2058-9279)
- Q. Daniel Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9279-4041)
- Jingyu Zhang
- Enhui Zhou
- Fan Song
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Institute for Breathing and Sleep (AU)
- Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Institute of Natural Science (KP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1687320
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities