The future costs of cancer attributable to excess body weight in Brazil, 2030-2040

• Main Authors: Leandro F. M. Rezende (Author), Thainá Alves Malhão (Author), Rafael da Silva Barbosa (Author), Arthur Orlando Correa Schilithz (Author), Ronaldo Corrêa Ferreira da Silva (Author), Luciana Grucci Maya Moreira (Author), Paula Aballo Nunes Machado (Author), Bruna Pitasi Arguelhes (Author), Maria Eduarda Leão Diogenes Melo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Excess body weight (EBW), herein defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2, is a well-known modifiable risk factor for cancer and a pivotal vector for growing healthcare costs. We estimated the future (2030) federal direct healthcare costs of cancer in the Brazilian Unified Heal...