World J Gastrointest Oncol
October 2024
Background: Hepatobiliary and pancreatic (HBP) cancers impose a considerable burden on young populations (aged 15 to 49 years), resulting in a substantial number of new cases and fatalities each year. In young populations, the HBP cancers shows extensive variance worldwide and the updated data in China is lacking.
Aim: To investigate the current status, trends, projections, and underlying risk factors of HBP cancers among young populations in China.