Gastric cancer (GC) is the most common cancer with high mortality worldwide.Highrate of GC deaths reported in China, Japan, and Korea. There are 56% new cases from Eastern Asia,41% from China,and11% from Japan. The common causes of GC include Helicobacter pylori infection which accounts for 60% of cases, pickled vegetables, smoking, alcohol intake and genetics. GC is often asymptomatic or nonsp…
Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world, the epidemiology of which has changed within last decades. A trend of steady decline in gastric cancer incidence rates is the effect of the increased standards of hygiene, conscious nutrition, and Helicobacter pylori eradication, which together constitute primary prevention. Avoidance of gastric cancer remain…
Surgery remains the best curative option in patients with early stage lung cancer (stage I and II). Developments in minimally invasive techniques now allow surgeons to perform lung resections on elderly patients, patients with poor pulmonary function or significant cardiopulmonary comorbidities. New techniques, such as stereotactic radiotherapy and ablative procedures, are being evaluated in ea…