Open Access<p>The Burden, Future Trends, And Economic Impact Of Lung Cancer In Saudi Arabia</p>
Author(s) -
Omar B. Da’ar,
Yasmine A Zaatreh,
Aida A Saad,
Mohammad Alkaiyat,
Tabrez Pasha,
Anwar Ahmed,
Rami Bustami,
Khaled Alkattan,
Abdul Rahman Jazieh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s224444
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , demography , cancer , economic impact analysis , incidence (geometry) , cohort , productivity , environmental health , gerontology , economic growth , civil engineering , physics , optics , sociology , engineering , economics
Incidence of cancer in Saudi Arabia has increased for the last two decades, ratcheting up to global levels. Yet, there is a dearth of research on the burden of lung cancer. This study examined the association between new cases of lung cancer and factors such as gender, age, and year of diagnosis; and forecast new cases and extrapolated future economic burden to 2030.