Open AccessStomach carcinoma in the Indian subcontinent: A 16-year trend
Author(s) -
Jijo Velliyappillil Cherian,
Ramalingam Sivaraman,
Arun Kumar Muthusamy,
Jayanthi Venkataraman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.33461
Subject(s) - antrum , medicine , malignancy , stomach , gastroenterology , cancer , carcinoma , indian subcontinent , ancient history , history
Gastric malignancy is one of the most common causes for cancer-related deaths. Reports from the west have shown a paradigm shift in the site of occurrence with malignancies of the gastric cardium increasing in frequency, reports which are contrary to information from the Middle East and South Asia.