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Review
. 2023 Nov;128(6):972-979.
doi: 10.1002/jso.27445.

An update on the global trends in the burden of primary liver cancers

Asama Khan  1 , Mashaal Dhir  1
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Review

An update on the global trends in the burden of primary liver cancers

Asama Khan et al. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Liver cancer (LC) remains one of the major causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The Incidence, mortality, and prevalence associated with primary LCs were analyzed over the past decade, using GLOBOCAN 2012 and 2020, to understand the trends related to geographic and socioeconomic factors. While total cases of primary LCs continue to rise, global rates of LC incidence and mortality are slowing, mostly driven by changes seen in historically endemic regions.

Keywords: GLOBOCAN; Human Development Index; WHO regions.

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