Global and regional incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life-years for Epstein-Barr virus-attributable malignancies, 1990–2017

Objective To determine the global and regional burden of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-attributed malignancies. Design An international comparative study based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study estimates. Setting Global population by age, sex, region, demographic index and time. Methods and outcome measures The burden of EBV-attributed Burkitt lymphoma (BL), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and gastric carcinoma (GC)...