Open AccessEpidemiological characteristics of gastric cancer
Author(s) -
B Sandra Sipetic,
Sladjana Tomic-Kundakovic,
Hristina Vlajinac,
Nataša Maksimović,
Anita Knezevic,
Darija Kisić
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0506265s
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , cancer , general surgery
Gastric cancer was the third most common cancer worldwide in 2000, accounting for approximately 876 000 new cases or 9% of the global cancer burden.