Global Incidence and Mortality of Gastric Cancer, 1980-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers, with a high mortality-to-incidence ratio. It is uncertain whether developed nations may encounter an increasing burden of gastric cancer in young adults, as occurs for other cancers.

Objectives

To evaluate the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer and compare the global incidence trends between younger (<40 years) and older (≥40 years) populations.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study analyzed data from global and national cancer registries, including data from 1980 to 2018, with at least 15 calendar years of incidence and mortality data. Data on age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of gastric cancer among 48 countries were retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidem

SUBMITTER: Wong MCS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8314143 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature