title: Gastric cancer treatment guidelines in Japan.
abstract: Recent developments in treatment modalities for gastric cancer have allowed the selection of a variety of treatments, and this has resulted in some confusion in daily practice. The Japan Gastric Cancer Association issued the first edition of Gastric cancer treatment guidelines in March, 2001 to provide a common basis of understanding of the extent of disease and selection of proper treatment among doctors, patients, and their families.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Institute Hospital, 1-37-1 Kamiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-8455, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshifusa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005743:Gastrectomy; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome