Increasing incidence, prevalence, and mortality of lip and oral cavity cancer in adults aged 70 and older globally: findings from GBD 2021

World J Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul 12;23(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s12957-025-03933-9.

Shaoxing Chen^#¹, Xiaohuang Yang^#^{2

3}, Leijuan Huang^#¹, Yuanfu Xie¹, Yijiang Li⁴, Yina Lin⁵

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. liyijiang90@163.com.
⁵ Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. linyina811207@163.com.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Adults aged 70 and older; EAPC; Global burden of disease; Incidence; Lip and oral cavity cancer.

Grants and funding