Clinical Study of Gastric Cancer Cases in the Southern Area of Akita Prefecture.
10.2185/jjrm.40.89
- VernacularTitle:秋田県南，農村地域における胃癌の臨床医学的研究
- Author:
Tomio MATSUOKA
;
Akira SUZUKI
;
Hideo TERASHIMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
1991;40(2):89-97
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
A total of 1, 236 cases of gastric cancer operated at Hiraka general hospital during the 14 years from 1975 to 1988, were analyzed and the following results were obtained.
1. There was a distinct tendency to increase in the numbers of early-staged cancer cases and patients over 70 years of age.
Any decrease in the number of operated gastric cancers could not be obeseverd during this period.
2. The ratio of patients aged over 70 years increased to reach 26.4% recently and the ratio of early staged cancer increased to 59.3% in 1988.
3. The over all resection rate was 90.8% and curative resection was performed in 85.2% of resected cases.
4. The cumulative 10-year survival rate in curative resected cases was 74.0%.
5. The rate of the multiple cancer cases was as high as 5.0%.
