Open AccessClinicopathological Characteristics of Asymptomatic Young Patients with Gastric Cancer Detected during a Health Checkup
Author(s) -
Hyoung Ho Moon,
Hyoun Woo Kang,
SeongJoon Koh,
Ji Won Kim,
Cheol Min Shin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2019.74.5.281
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , cancer , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer screening , family history , paleontology , biology
The Korean National Cancer Screening Program recommends biennial gastric cancer screening for patients aged ≥40 years. This study compared the characteristics of asymptomatic young gastric cancer patients aged <40 years, whose cancer was detected during a health checkup (screening group), with those whose disease was detected because of symptoms (diagnostic group).
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