Prevalence patterns of gastric cancers in Turkey: Model of a developing country with high occurrence of Helicobacter pylori
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: Serhat BOR, Rukiye VARDAR, Necati ORMECI, Faruk MEMIK, Inci SULEYMANLAR, Dilek OGUZ, Salih COLAKOGLU, Mehmet YUCESOY, Kursat TURKDOGAN, Selim GUREL, Ibrahim DOĞAN, Bulent YILDIRIM, Vedat GORAL, Gulbin DOKMECI, Nihat OKCU, Deniz DUMAN, Ilkay SIMSEK, Ali DEMIR
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2007, vol 22, pp 2242-2245
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04737.x
Summary
Aim: In developed countries, there has been a recent increase in the prevalence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and cardia, along with a decrease in distal gastric cancers. Little is known regarding the prevalence of these diseases in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate changes in the prevalence of gastric adenocarcinomas in Turkey as a function of anatomic location.