Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention
The most recent estimates of the world-wide incidence of cancer indicate that gastric cancer was in 1990 the second most frequent cancer in the world (after lung cancer), with about 900 000 new cases diagnosed every year. Steady declines in the rates have been observed everywhere in the last few dec...
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| description | The most recent estimates of the world-wide incidence of cancer indicate that gastric cancer was in 1990 the second most frequent cancer in the world (after lung cancer), with about 900 000 new cases diagnosed every year. Steady declines in the rates have been observed everywhere in the last few decades, but the absolute number of new cases per year is increasing mainly because of ageing of the population. The exact causes of the decline of gastric cancer are not well understood, but must include improvements in diet, food storage (e.g., refrigeration) and, possibly, the decline of Helicobacter pylori infection. Dietary modifications and, possibly, vitamin supplements remain one of the most important tool for the prevention of gastric cancer. Control of H. pylori infection, by means of eradication or immunization, is also likely to offer great potential for the prevention of this important malignancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0c3a888e29f45e0bdc643c35e8cda0b2022-12-21T18:54:31ZengInstituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSalud Pública de México0036-36341997-01-01394318330Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for preventionMUÑOZ NUBIAFRANCESCHI SILVIAThe most recent estimates of the world-wide incidence of cancer indicate that gastric cancer was in 1990 the second most frequent cancer in the world (after lung cancer), with about 900 000 new cases diagnosed every year. Steady declines in the rates have been observed everywhere in the last few decades, but the absolute number of new cases per year is increasing mainly because of ageing of the population. The exact causes of the decline of gastric cancer are not well understood, but must include improvements in diet, food storage (e.g., refrigeration) and, possibly, the decline of Helicobacter pylori infection. Dietary modifications and, possibly, vitamin supplements remain one of the most important tool for the prevention of gastric cancer. Control of H. pylori infection, by means of eradication or immunization, is also likely to offer great potential for the prevention of this important malignancy.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36341997000400010stomach neoplasms/preventionstomach neoplasms/controlHelicobacter pylorireview |
| spellingShingle | MUÑOZ NUBIA FRANCESCHI SILVIA Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention Salud Pública de México stomach neoplasms/prevention stomach neoplasms/control Helicobacter pylori review |
| title | Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention |
| title_full | Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention |
| title_short | Epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention |
| title_sort | epidemiology of gastric cancer and perspectives for prevention |
| topic | stomach neoplasms/prevention stomach neoplasms/control Helicobacter pylori review |
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