AUG 14, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Changing etiological spectrum and the rise of metabolic risk in liver cancer burden in China (1990–2021) with projections to 2036: a decomposition analysis based on the GBD 2021 study
BMC Cancer
Rigorous population-level analysis using GBD 2021 data with quantified trends, sex-stratified findings, and validated projection methodology, demonstrating a major epidemiological shift in liver cancer etiology in China with clear effect sizes and uncertainty intervals.
Reported
HBV ASPR trend (EAPC)−0.15
HBV ASPR EAPC 95% uncertainty int…−0.41 to −0.09
HCV ASPR trend (EAPC)−0.15