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Objectives: Lung cancer remains a significant global public health challenge and is still one of the leadingcauses of cancer-related death in Argentina. This study aims to assess the disease and economic burdenof lung cancer in the country.Study design: Burden of disease study.Methods: A mathematical model was developed to estimate the disease burden and direct medical costattributable to lung cancer. Epidemiological parameters were obtained from local statistics, the GlobalCancer Observatory, the Global Burden of Disease databases, and a literature review. Direct medical costswere estimated through micro-costing. Costs were expressed in US dollars (US$), April 2023 (1US$ ¼216.38 Argentine pesos). A second-order Monte Carlo simulation was performed to estimate theuncertainty.