Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Interpreting projected gastrointestinal cancer burden in Africa: The case of liver cancerWe read with great interest the article by Danpanichkul and colleagues reporting updated global estimates and projections for gastrointestinal cancer incidence and mortality through 2050 based on data from the GLOBOCAN 2022 database.1 The authors should be congratulated for providing a comprehensive and timely assessment that highlights the magnitude of the future gastrointestinal cancer burden and the pronounced regional and socioeconomic disparities that are expected to emerge.Of particular importance is their finding that Africa is projected to experience the largest relative increases in both incidence and mortality, which accentuates the urgent need for region-specific cancer control strategies.Within this broader gastrointestinal cancer framework, liver cancer warrants special attention in sub-Saharan Africa, where it remains a leading cause of cancer-related death and a major contributor to the region's gastrointestinal cancer burden.Although
Source: Cancer
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.70296
Authors: Basile M. Njei, Yazan A. Al‐Ajlouni
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7127108704