Burden of disease in Tuscany: aims and methods of the ACAB project
Publication date: 28/01/2025 – E&P Code: repo.epiprev.it/2890
Authors: Giulia Carreras1, Miriam Levi2, Michela Baccini3
Abstract:
The ACAB Project (“Attributable CAncer Burden in Tuscany: smoking, environmental and occupational risk factors, and evaluation of prevention strategies”) is a three-year scientific initiative funded by the Tuscany Region under the 2018 Bando Ricerca Salute. In this article we illustrate the project main aims and outcomes, and we describe methodological issues and data sources.
The main goal of this project is to produce an updated estimate of the burden of disease for the leading causes of death in Tuscany (Italy), and, focusing on cancers, to estimate the burden of disease due to smoking, ambient air pollution and occupational risk factors. The burden of disease is quantified for the Tuscan population as a whole and by subareas in terms of years of life lost due to premature death, of years lived with disability and in terms of their sum, i.e. disability adjusted life years. All the results are presented with a careful measure of uncertainty.
The project results, which are available on the website www.acab-toscana.it, are useful for health care professionals for the evaluation and communication regarding the main risk factors for the population, and provide support to the development of informed prevention plans.
