Global burden of head and neck cancer from 1990 to 2021: A comprehensive analysis and projections to 2030 based on the global burden of disease study 2021

Muling Deng; Yuhao Lin; Linghui Yan; Zhaodong Fei; Chuanben Chen; Jianming Ding

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330805

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Global burden of head and neck cancer from 1990 to 2021: A comprehensive analysis and projections to 2030 based on the global burden of disease study 2021

Muling Deng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Muling Deng, Yuhao Lin

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Yuhao Lin ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Muling Deng, Yuhao Lin

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Linghui Yan,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Zhaodong Fei,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Chuanben Chen ,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: djm_1991@fjmu.edu.cn (JD); ccbben@126.com (CC)

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Jianming Ding

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Validation

* E-mail: djm_1991@fjmu.edu.cn (JD); ccbben@126.com (CC)

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6059-0901

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Global burden of head and neck cancer from 1990 to 2021: A comprehensive analysis and projections to 2030 based on the global burden of disease study 2021

Muling Deng,
Yuhao Lin,
Linghui Yan,
Zhaodong Fei,
Chuanben Chen,
Jianming Ding

Published: September 8, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330805

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