Clinical characteristics of young-age onset gastric cancer in Korea.

Related Articles Clinical characteristics of young-age onset gastric cancer in Korea. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Sep 06;16:110 Authors: Lee J, Lee MA, Kim IH, Roh SY Abstract BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and more frequently detected in Asian countries including Korea and Japan. The incidence of young-age gastric cancer (GC) is increasing worldwide, but clinical behavior of young-age GC patients is not well established. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features and outcomes of GC diagnosed at young-age population. METHODS: Between Jan. 2009 to Jan. 2015, 163 patients diagnosed as early, advanced, recurrent, or metastatic GC at…
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