Gastric Stomach Cancer

The cancer of stomach (gastric cancer) is fourth most common cancer in the world and second leading cause of cancer deaths. Recent data from the Indian Council of Medical Research suggests that by the year 2020, approximately 50000 new patients would be detected to have gastric cancer. Even though the age standardized incidence rate of gastric cancer has decreased in India (Lancet Oncology 2018), it ranks second amongst the three most fatal cancers with oral and lung cancers being first and third respectively(Lancet 2012).

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