Cancer is one of the foremost health problems worldwide and is among the leading causes
of death in the United States. Gastrointestinal tract cancers account for almost one third of …

Background: Despite its decreasing incidence, gastric cancer (GC) remains one of the
leading cancers in the world and an important global healthcare problem due to its overall …

Gastric adenocarcinoma carries a poor prognosis, in part due to the late stage of diagnosis.
Risk factors include Helicobacter pylori infection, family history of gastric cancer—in …

Gastroscopic biopsy provides the only effective method for gastric cancer diagnosis, but the
gold standard histopathology is time-consuming and incompatible with gastroscopy …

Background and Aims According to guidelines, endoscopic resection should only be
performed for patients whose early gastric cancer invasion depth is within the mucosa or …

Background and Aims Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in Asia has been shown to
be superior to endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and surgery for the management of …

In response to the rapid and wide acceptance and use of endoscopic treatments for early
gastric cancer, the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, in collaboration with the …

Although surgery was the standard treatment for early gastrointestinal cancers, endoscopic
resection is now a standard treatment for early gastrointestinal cancers without regional …

Objectives: Although radical surgery is recommended for patients not meeting the curative
criteria for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of early gastric cancer (EGC) because …

Gastric cancer (GC) is a relevant public health issue as its incidence and mortality rates are
growing worldwide. There are recognized carcinogen agents, such as obesity, tobacco …