Analysis of Clinical , Pathological , and Treatment Factors in Gastric Cancer

Abstract

According to the data reported by Cancer Control Department of the Ministry of Health, in 1994, gastrointestinal system cancers in males have come second just after the respiratory system cancers in Turkey. Again according to these data, gastric cancer is ranked first among other gastrointestinal system cancers. Male/female ratio in the gastric cancer is approximately 3/2 (2). This ratio is 2/1 in the world. Early diagnosis and treatment are important in the gastric cancer. In Japan, where the gastric cancer is widespread, the early detection of gastric cancer through screening programs is now more prevalent.