Global Skin Cancer Burden Analysis: 1990-2023 Trends and Projections to 2050
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This cross-sectional study analyzes the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 database to summarize the epidemiology of malignant skin cancers (malignant melanoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma) from 1990 to 2023, with projections to 2050. It examines prevalence and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) across subgroups to understand the escalating and heterogeneous global health burden of these cancers.
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· 3 pulledMalignant skin cancers impose an escalating and heterogeneous health burden worldwide.
We analyzed GBD 2023 estimates (1990-2023) for malignant melanoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma.
Outcomes included prevalence and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs; years of life lost due to premature death plus years lived with disability).
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