24 Septembre 2025
A new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and collaborators estimated hundreds of billions in lost contributions from paid and unpaid work globally. Published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the study provides detailed estimates of the loss in societal contributions from premature cancer deaths due to productivity loss among individuals of working age (15–64 years) by sex for 36 cancer sites and across 185 countries. The profound economic void left behind when individuals die early underscores the deep interconnectedness between health and economic stability.
Kong YC, Niyigaba J, Tran PB, Vignat J, Bray F, Gauvreau CL, et al.
Global paid and unpaid productivity losses due to cancer-related mortality
J Natl Cancer Inst. Published online 24 September2025;
https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf193
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