GASTRIC CANCER Risk Factors And Pathology

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Stomach (Gastric) Cancer • Overall 14th in incidence among the major types of cancer in the US • Worldwide, gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer • Estimated new cases from stomach cancer in the United States in 2008: – New cases: 21,500
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer • Age: Most people with this disease are 72 or older (in the US). • Sex: Men are more likely than women to develop stomach cancer. • Race: more common in Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and African Americans than in non- Hispanic white Americans. • Conditions with increased risk of stomach cancer: – Stomach surgery – Chronic gastritis: • Helicobacter pylori • Autoimmune gastritis-Pernicious anemia
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