منابع مشابه
gastric cancer: prevention, risk factors and treatment
cancer starts with a change in one single cell. this change may be initiated by external agents and genetic factors. cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008. lung, stomach, liver, colon and breast cancer cause the most cancer deaths each year. in this review, different aspects of gastric cancer; including clinical, path...
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The morbidity rate of gastric cancer in Japan has gradually decreased and with the increase in number of early gastric cancer, post-therapeutic results have greatly improved. The factors responsible for these phenomena include the decreased incidence of gastric cancer as a result of primary prevention and early detection by secondary prevention. In terms of dietary factors, salt promotes carcin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Scripta Scientifica Medica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1314-6408,0582-3250
DOI: 10.14748/ssm.v44i2.366