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. 2020 Oct;159(4):1221-1226.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.100. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

A Summary of the 2020 Gastric Cancer Summit at Stanford University

Robert J Huang  1 , Howard Koh  2 , Joo Ha Hwang  3 ; Summit Leaders
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A Summary of the 2020 Gastric Cancer Summit at Stanford University

Robert J Huang et al. Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

There exists no coherent national strategy for the early detection or prevention of gastric cancer in the United States (US), even among identified high-risk groups such as Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Alaska Native/American Indian peoples. As a result, patients with gastric cancer in the US are diagnosed at later stages and demonstrate worse overall survival compared to nations of East Asia with established screening programs (Table 1). The under-recognition of gastric cancer risk within minority communities is a significant unaddressed healthcare disparity.

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Disclosures: No financial, professional, or personal conflicts of interest exist for any author. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Figure 1:
Comparison of the percentage of gastric cancers diagnosed at early stage (defined as tumor with invasion of no deeper than submucosa) between South Korea (South Korean National Cancer Center) and the United States (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program). South Korea initiated a nationwide gastric cancer screening program in 2002. United States tumor staging data not available before 2004.
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