The Growing Burden of Early-Onset Lung Cancer in Young Women in China: Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The EOLC burden is shifting toward low- and middle-SDI regions. Within this transition, a distinct and rising burden among young women in China has emerged as a critical public health concern. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted prevention strategies that address sex- and region-specific risk factors, particularly occupational and environmental exposures in rapidly developing settings.
Authors
- Haixiang Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7272-4676)
- Qichen Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7154-0635)
- Ning Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6374-8823)
- Yanhong Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2054-8503)
- Baoyu He
- Ziteng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4180-3940)
- Jianmei Song
Institutions
- Qinghai Red Cross Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University (CN)
- Jining Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s567179
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00