Trends in tracheal, bronchial and lung cancer attributed to smoking in South America: Global Burden of Disease analysis 1990-2019

CONCLUSION: While significant efforts on tobacco control are under place in South America, substantial burden of TBL cancer persists in the region with significant sex-specific disparities. Increased country-specific primary data on TBL cancer and tobacco exposure is needed to optimize healthcare strategies and improve comprehension of regional trends.PMID:38576842 | PMC:PMC10993800 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2024.30

Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - April 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pedro Rafael Vieira de Oliveira Salerno Luis Augusto Palma Dallan Gabriel Tensol Rodrigues Pereira Paulo Manuel Pego Fernandes Ricardo Mingarini Terra Sanjay Rajagopalan Sadeer G Al-Kindi Juliana Vieira de Oliveira Salerno Source Type: research