Screening of gastric cancer.
- Author:
Soo Jeong CHO
1
Author Information
1. Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Gastric cancer;
Screening;
Early gastric cancer
- MeSH:
Early Detection of Cancer;
Humans;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Prognosis;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2010;79(3):219-223
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Gastric cancer is the most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Korea. The proportion of early gastric cancer among surgically treated patients with gastric cancer has been increasing (47.4% in 2004). Gastric cancer detected in early stage can be cured by endoscopic resection or less invasive surgical treatment and the subsequent prognosis is excellent. National cancer screening program for gastric cancer has been available for several years. Efforts to evaluate the efficacy of our screening strategy should be made in terms of mortality reduction and cost-effectiveness.
