Gastric Cancer: An Opportunity for Prevention

• Author(s): Areia, Miguel; Gastroenterology Department. Portuguese Oncology Institute-Coimbra. Coimbra. Portugal. CINTESIS – Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics. Faculty of Medicine. Porto University. Porto. Portugal. ; Pimentel-Nunes, Pedro; Gastroenterology Department. Portuguese Oncology Institute-Porto. Porto. Portugal. Department of Physiology. Cardiovascular Research and Development Unit. Faculty of Medicine. Porto University. Porto. Portugal. ; Marcos-Pinto, Ricardo; CINTESIS – Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics. Faculty of Medicine. Porto University. Porto. Portugal. Gastroenterology Department. Centro Hospitalar do Porto. University of Porto. Porto. Portugal. ; Dinis-Ribeiro, Mário; CINTESIS – Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics. Faculty of Medicine. Porto University. Porto. Portugal. Gastroenterology Department. Portuguese Oncology Institute-Porto. Porto. Portugal.
• Date: 2013
• Origin: Acta Médica Portuguesa
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Gastric cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, ranking fourth after lung, breast and colorectal cancers, and it is the second cause of cancer death. The majority of cases occur in developing countries and are more common in males, irrespective of age and geographic area. In Portugal it ranks fifth in cancer deaths and its incidence is the highest in Western Europe.