Background
Methods
Data and study design
Relative risk estimates and cancer sites
Assessment of red and processed meat consumption prevalence
Counterfactual (alternative) scenarios for red and processed meat consumption
Federal direct healthcare costs of cancer in the Brazilian SUS in 2030 and 2040
Cancer costs attributable to red and processed meat consumption
Results
Consumption of red and processed meat in Brazil in 2008–2009 and 2017–2018
Federal direct healthcare costs of colorectal cancer in Brazil in 2018 attributable to the consumption of red and processed meat in 2008–2009
2018 | 2030 | |||||
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Exposure/ sex | Cancer costs (US$)a | PIF (%)b | Attributable costs (US$) | Cancer costs (US$)c | PIF (%)b | Attributable costs (US$) |
Red meat | ||||||
men | 123,700,380 | 4.5 (2.9 to 6.0) | 5,544,957 (3,575,363 to 7,407,952) | 228,906,203 (203,142,066 to 254,670,339) | 3.3 (1.9 to 4.7) | 7,513,365 (4,286,994 to 10,731,288) |
women | 121,230,895 | 2.4 (1.0 to 3.8) | 2,940,784 (1,212,365 to 4,608,717) | 220,929,379 (195,113,232 to 246,745,527) | 1.8 (0.5 to 3.0) | 3,886,036 (1,136,571 to 6,529,009) |
both | 244,931,274 | 3.5 (2.0 to 4.9) | 8,485,740.82 (4,787,727 to 12,016,668) | 449,835,582 (398,255,297 to 501,415,867 | 2.5 (1.2 to 3.8) | 11,399,400 (5,405,564 to 17,251,296) |
Processed meat | ||||||
men | 123,700,380 | 5.9 (4.5 to 7.2) | 7,254,857 (5,526,420 to 8,946,090) | 228,906,203 (203,142,066 to 254,670,339) | 19.9 (18.4 to 21.3) | 45,517,852 (42,209,324 to 48,788,288) |
women | 121,230,895 | 4.4 (3.1 to 5.7) | 5,331,079.13 (3,730,607 to 6,938,755) | 220,929,379 (195,113,232 to 246,745,527) | 14.4 (12.9 to 15.9) | 31,798,418 (28,400,492 to 35,106,488) |
both | 244,931,274 | 5.1 (3.8 to 6.5) | 12,585,935.60 (9,257,027 to 15,884,845) | 449,835,582 (398,255,297 to 501,415,867 | 17.2 (15.7 to 18.7) | 77,316,264 (70,609,816 to 83,894,776) |
Red and Processed meat | ||||||
men | 123,700,380 | 10.1 (7.3 to 12.8) | 12,536,415 (8,992,399 to 15,794,064) | 228,906,203 (203,142,066 to 254,670,339) | 22.5 (20.0 to 25.0) | 51,503,896 (45,781,241 to 57,226,551) |
women | 121,230,895 | 6.7 (4.1 to 9.3) | 8,115,681 (4,932,885 to 11,254,349) | 220,929,379 (195,113,232 to 246,745,527) | 15.9 (13.3 to 18.4) | 35,127,771 (29,383,607 to 40,651,006) |
Both | 244,931,274 | 8.4 (5.7 to 11.0) | 20,652,096 (13,925,284 to 27,048,413 | 449,835,582 (398,255,297 to 501,415,867) | 19.3 (16.7 to 21.8) | 86,631,667 (75,164,848 to 97,877,556) |
Projected federal direct healthcare costs of colorectal cancer in Brazil in 2030 attributable to red and processed meat consumption in 2017–2018
The potential impact of the reduction in the consumption of red and processed meat on projected direct healthcare costs of colorectal cancer in Brazil in 2040
Exposure/ sex | Projected costs (US$)a | Potential saving in colorectal cancer costs (US$) in 2040 | |||
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Scenario 1 b | Scenario 2 c | Scenario 3 d | Scenario 4 e | ||
Red meat | |||||
male | 317,429,968 (283,179,564 to 351,680,371) | 1,285,611 (0 to 5,714,548) | 8,148,736 (3,644,857 to 12,421,262) | 4,350,948 (0 to 8,865,388) | 2,462,824 (0 to 6,860,784) |
female | 305,064,350 (270,744,803 to 339,383,896) | 914,947 (0 to 4,575,602) | 3,795,489 (0 to 7,492,750) | 1,842,296 (0 to 5,519,205) | 894,872 (0 to 4,594,416) |
both | 622,494,317 (553,924,368 to 691,064,267) | 2,200,588 (0 to 10,290,150) | 11,944,224 (0 to 19,914,012) | 6,193,244 (0 to 14,384,593) | 3,357,796 (0 to 11,455,199) |
Processed meat | |||||
male | 317,429,968 (283,179,564 to 351,680,371) | 3,827,726 (0 to 9,506,488) | 45,175,624 (40,088,556 to 49,928,476) | 30,504,042 (25,359,232 to 35,602,440) | 16,789,772 (11,243,520 to 22,084,760) |
female | 305,064,350 (270,744,803 to 339,383,896) | 9,840,991 (4,515,539 to 13,923,995) | 29,222,740 (24,337,652 to 33,949,132) | 16,525,969 (11,294,418 to 21,542,936) | 8,037,038 (2,681,575 to 13,122,396) |
both | 622,494,317 (553,924,368 to 691,064,267) | 13,668,717 (2,527,097 to 24,430,482) | 74,398,368 (64,426,212 to 83,877,608) | 47,030,012 (36,653,652 to 57,145,380) | 24,826,812 (13,925,095 to 35,207,156) |