Gastric cancer: Epidemiology, risk factors and prevention strategies

• Published in: Chinese journal of cancer research Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 695 - 704
• Main Authors: Yang, Lei, Ying, Xiangji, Liu, Shuo, Lyu, Guoqing, Xu, Zekuan, Zhang, Xi, Li, Huichao, Li, Qingyu, Wang, Ning, Ji, Jiafu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Beijing Office for Cancer Prevention and Control,Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China%Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Center of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China%Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China%Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China 31.12.2020; AME Publishing Company
• Subjects: Review; epidemiology; prevention strategy; Gastric cancer; risk factor

Gastric cancer (GC) is a global health problem, with more than 1 million people newly diagnosed with GC worldwide each year. GC is more prevalent in less developed countries than in more developed countries. About half of all GC cases worldwide occur in East Asia, notably China. Globally, overall in...