Global Burden of 5 Major Types of Gastrointestinal Cancer

There were an estimated 4.8 million new cases of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers and 3.4 million related deaths, worldwide, in 2018. GI cancers account for 26% of the global cancer incidence and 35% of all cancer-related deaths. We investigated the global burden from the 5 major GI cancers, as well as geographic and temporal trends in cancer-specific incidence and mortality.Data on primary cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colorectum, liver, and...