Academics expect that the number of liver cancer cases will double by 2050, which may be due to the high number of obese people and because of the frequent drinking of alcohol.
The Lancet Committee on Liver Cancer led by academics from China has found that 3 out of 5 cases of liver cancer can be prevented by limiting drinking alcohol, treating obesity and reducing hepatitis through vaccines.
Experts pointed out that the percentage of liver cancer cases associated with obesity is expected to increase from 5% to 11%, and they also called for more efforts to prevent preventive cases in the first place.
It is expected that the number of new liver cancer cases around the world will increase from less than a million cases in 2022 to 1.52 million cases in 2050, according to the expectations published in a new research paper for the Lancet Committee on liver cancer on July 28 and the British Independent.
Experts added that the global deaths caused by liver cancer are expected to rise from 760,000 deaths in 2022 to 1.37 million deaths in 2050.
Spirits can be saved
The researchers pointed out that the percentage of liver cancer cases caused by the most common cause of liver cancer (hepatitis B virus) is expected to decrease during the coming years, and it is also expected that cases of infection with the hepatitis C virus will decrease in proportionally.
However, on the other hand, it is expected that the cases of liver cancer resulting from drinking alcohol and obesity will increase, and experts expected that by 2050, drinking wine will cause about 21% of the liver cancer, and it will cause 11% sharply of cases of fatty liver disease associated with the metabolism defect known as previously as fatty liver disease, where fat accumulates in the liver, and it is called hepatitis inflammation Associated with metabolism.
The expert team wrote: “This data indicates that there is an urgent need to take preventive measures targeting a comprehensive number of risk factors for liver cell cancer.” The team indicated that 60% of liver cancer can be prevented.
“Liver cancer is a growing health problem around the world, as it is one of the most difficult types of cancer in treatment, as survival rates range for five years between approximately 5 and 30%, and we are facing the risk of double infection and deaths caused by liver cancer during the next quarter of the next century unless urgent measures are taken to reversed this direction.”
“Since 3 out of 5 liver cancer cases are linked to preventive risk factors, most of which are viral hepatitis, wine and obesity, there is a great opportunity for countries to target these risk factors, prevent liver cancer cases and save lives,” said co -author Professor Stephen Chan of the Chinese University in Hong Kong.