Determinant Factors on Differences in Survival for Gastric Cancer Between the United States and Japan Using Nationwide Databases

• Published in: Journal of epidemiology Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 241 - 248
• Main Authors: Ito, Yuri, Miyashiro, Isao, Ishikawa, Takashi, Akazawa, Kohei, Fukui, Keisuke, Katai, Hitoshi, Nunobe, Souya, Oda, Ichiro, Isobe, Yoh, Tsujitani, Shunichi, Ono, Hiroyuki, Tanabe, Satoshi, Fukagawa, Takeo, Suzuki, Satoshi, Kakeji, Yoshihiro, Sasako, Mitsuru, Bilchik, Anton, Fujita, Manabu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Epidemiological Association 05.04.2021
• Subjects: Cancer; Epidemiology; Gastric cancer; Lymph nodes; Original; prognosis; Public health; registries; stomach neoplasms; Survival; United States > US; Japan; registries; stomach neoplasms; lymph nodes; prognosis; survival

Although the incidence and mortality have decreased, gastric cancer (GC) is still a public health issue globally. An international study reported higher survival in Korea and Japan than other countries, including the United States. We examined the determinant factors of the high survival in Japan co...