Epidemiological review on Gastric cancer

The mortality rate of the patients with gastric cancer is reduced dramatically from past few years. Still major concern that in front health care professionals and second leading cause death across world. But trend infection severity differ as per location histology. While there has been a marked decline distal, intestinal type cancers, incidence proximal, diffuse carcinoma increasing, particularly Western countries. severities also by change geographical location, social economic status respective race well. main risk factors for distal include Helicobacter pylori dietary factors; whereas gastro esophageal reflux disease obesity play important roles development proximal stomach cancer. aim this review to determine epidemiology discuss about available strategies its prevention.