Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer and Screening Programs

摘要: Despite a major decline in incidence and mortality, gastric cancer is still detected around one million people every year accounts for over 700,000 deaths, representing 8% of all cases 9.7% deaths. The about twice as high men women. In 2008, 60% new occurred Eastern Asia: 464,439 China, 102,040 Japan, 27098 South Korea. By comparison, recorded the European Union whole throughout United States were 83,120 21,499, respectively. High-incidence areas are East Asia, Europe, Central Pacific coast America, while low-incidence Western North Africa, Australia. Likewise age-adjusted mortality highest Korea (30.7 11.3 per 100,000 person-years, respectively, women 2004) lowest USA (3.2 1.6 respectively). countries, decrease non-cardia cancers parallels concomitant increase cardia cancer. Screening programs currently ongoing Japan Two-thirds Japanese patients survive beyond 5 years, Europe 5-year survival does not exceed 25%.