Gastric cancer: So much has changed for surgeons!

Much has changed, but much remains the same.

The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far?

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported from Wuhan, China, on December 31st, 2019. As the number of coronavirus infections has exceeded 100,000 with toll deaths of about 5000 worldwide as of early March, 2020, scientists and researchers are racing to investigate the nature of this virus and evaluate the short and long term effects of this disease. Despite it...

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Gastric cancer: a reality to be changed.

I read with special interest the article by TorresRoman and Grados-Sanchez about “Gastric cancer in Peru, a reality that has to change” (1). They highlighted that up to 80% of cases are detected when the serosa and muscle layers of the stomach are affected; and cigarette smoking, diets rich in salt, smoked foods, sedentary lifestyle and obesity, and Helicobacter pylori infection as major associ...

PSA screening for prostate cancer: why so much controversy?

Since prostate cancer reaches the advanced and non curable stage in the absence of any specific symptom or sign, it seems reasonable to diagnose this cancer at an early and curable stage. Screening by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been the common technology used. The last follow-up of the first two prospective and randomized screening studies for prostate cancer, namely the Quebec and ERS...