Gastric adenocarcinoma: where are we headed?
In Japan, screening for gastric cancer is cost-effective, and intervention in advanced disease often includes radical lymphadenectomy. Such strategies may be applicable elsewhere, along with nonsurgical management strategies, especially if ways can be found to focus screening on high-risk groups.
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Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minn.
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