Gastric Cancer in Young Adults: A Different Clinical Entity from Carcinogenesis to Prognosis

• Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 13
• Main Author: Li, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Cancer; Cancer patients; Cell division; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Gastric cancer; Genetic aspects; Infections; Medical screening; Middle age; Mortality; Prognosis; Review; Stomach cancer; Teenagers; Trends; Young adults; Youth; South Korea; Japan; China; Brazil; United States > US; India

Approximately 5.0% of gastric cancer (GC) patients are diagnosed before the age of 40 and are not candidates for screening programs in most countries and regions. The incidence of gastric cancer in young adults (GCYA) has declined over time in most countries except in the United States. Genetic alte...