The current and future costs of colorectal cancer attributable to red and processed meat consumption in Brazil

• 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), Gerson Ferrari (Author), Paula Aballo Nunes Machado (Author), Maria Eduarda Leão Diogenes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Compelling evidence supports the association between red and processed meat consumption and increased risk of colorectal cancer. Herein, we estimated the current (2018) and future (2030) federal direct healthcare costs of colorectal cancer in the Brazilian Unified Health System a...