The Burden of Liver Cancer in Selected East Asian Countries (1990–2021) and Projections up to 2036: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
: Over the past three decades, liver cancer has imposed a heavy disease burden on all selected East Asian nations, with rates being notably higher in the elderly population. These insights will provide policy-makers with evidence to guide public health strategies for disease prevention.
Authors
- Yu Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5443-9324)
- Weixing Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6454-3296)
- Wenjian Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7064-5320)
- Linyu Xu
- Liu Li
- Tianhao Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-2328)
- Tingting Zhou
- Haibo Cheng
- Yifan Hui
- Yumo Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3446-2402)
- Xiaoyu Wu
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Jiangsu Second Normal University (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Zhangjiagang First People's Hospital (CN)
- Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18081272
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Washington
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China