Spatial analysis of stomach and liver cancers in California

Abstract

Cancer is the second leading cause of death, not only in the United States but also worldwide (1,2). Globally, stomach and liver cancers are listed in the most common causes of cancer death (2). In the United States, 35% of the patients who are diagnosed will die from the disease (3). According to the estimates by National Institutes of Health (NIH), in the year 2018, the incidence (the number of new cases) of stomach and liver cancers exceeded 26,000 and 42,000, respectively, while more than 10,000 and 30,000 patients died from stomach and liver cancers, respectively. Original Article