Gastric cancer: prevention, risk factors and treatment.
Cancer starts with a change in one single cell. This change may be initiated by external agents and genetic factors. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008. Lung, stomach, liver, colon and breast cancer cause the most cancer deaths each year. In this review, different aspects of gastric cancer; including clinical, pathological characteristic of gastric cancer, etiology, incidence, risk factors, prevention and treatment are studied.
Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hakimeh
H
Zali
Proteomics Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mostafa
M
Rezaei-Tavirani
Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Mona
M
Azodi
Adenocarcinoma; Gastric carcinoma; Stomach cancer