Open AccessGastric Cancer: an Evolving Disease
Author(s) -
Minkyo Song,
Charles S. Rabkin,
M. Constanza Camargo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
current treatment options in gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1534-309X
pISSN - 1092-8472
DOI - 10.1007/s11938-018-0203-1
Subject(s) - cancer , medicine , helicobacter pylori , incidence (geometry) , disease , epidemiology , etiology , socioeconomic status , demography , ethnic group , environmental health , population , physics , sociology , anthropology , optics
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori, the primary risk factor for gastric cancer, is declining globally. Paralleling this trend, gastric cancer incidence is also decreasing. Historically, the populations most affected by this neoplasia have been males, Asians, and groups with low socioeconomic status. This review provides an update on recently published literature regarding changes in gastric cancer epidemiology.