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Epidemiology of gastric cancer
Although the incidence and mortality rate of gastric cancer are declining in the United States and Great Britain (Figures 1.1 and 1.2), gastric carcinoma remains the fourth most common cancer in the world [1] and is second only to lung cancer in terms of worldwide cancer deaths (Figures 1.3 and 1.4).The development of gastric cancer is a multifactorial process, and many conditions influence the...
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astric carcinoma is a malignant disease, which starts in the stomach. Despite declining incidence still remains the second cause of death of all malignancies worldwide. It is a major health problem for two reasons: In Asia, East Europe and developing countries the incidence decreases slowly. In USA and West Europe although incidence decreases sharply, mortality of diagnosed gastric cancer remai...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.354