Abstract
Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care are major public health concerns and their identification is necessary to develop interventions to eliminate these disparities. We and others have previously observed marked disparities in gastric cancer outcomes between Eastern and Western patients. These disparities have long been attributed to surgical technique and extent of lymphadenectomy. However, more recent evidence suggests that other factors such as tumor biology, environmental factors such as Helicobacter pylori infection and stage migration may also significantly contribute to these observed disparities. We review the literature surrounding disparities in gastric cancer and provide data pertaining to potential contributing factors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11546-11551 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 33 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 7 2014 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Disparities
- Ethnicity
- Gastric adenocarcinoma
- Gastric cancer
- Race
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology