Comparative burden and projections of chewing tobacco-attributable lip/oral cavity and esophageal cancers: global and China-specific trends, 2000-2036 - PubMed
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- Chewing tobacco is an underrecognized public health concern, especially in China.
- From 2000 to 2021, chewing tobacco-attributable lip and oral cavity cancer deaths and DALYs nearly doubled globally and in China.
- Esophageal cancer showed slight absolute increases but declining standardized rates.
- China experienced a steeper increase in age-standardized lip and oral cavity cancer burden, particularly among males.
- Projections indicate continued increases in lip and oral cavity cancer burden and further declines in esophageal cancer burden in China.
- Integrated prevention strategies are needed to sustain progress and reduce the growing burden of chewing tobacco-attributable cancers.