Epidemiology of precancerous gastric lesions.
Research over the past several decades has revealed that the major subtype of gastric cancer (intestinal gastric cancer) is an end result of a multistage transformation of the gastric mucosa over many years and that this process is mainly determined by environmental factors. Epidemiologic studies on precancerous gastric lesions, including a large population-based study of the natural history and aetiology of precancerous gastric lesions conducted in Shandong, China, are reviewed.
Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, People's Republic of China.
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D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor