title: Lower folate levels in gastric cancer: is it a cause or a result?
abstract: Folate deficiency and its association with cancer have been studied in the literature, but its clinical impact is still unknown. Folate deficiency and its result on gastric cancer is a mysterious part of oncology, with ongoing studies hopefully clarifying its impact on gastric cancer management. Lee et al studied folate deficiency and its impact on staging and clinical results. Here we try to contribute to the field by expressing our own thoughts about the paper.
authors: Ali Alkan, Dılşa Mızrak, Güngör Utkan, Medical Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine, 06300 Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Alkan
authors: Ali Alkan, Dılşa Mızrak, Güngör Utkan, Medical Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine, 06300 Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Dılşa
authors: D
authors: Mızrak
authors: Ali Alkan, Dılşa Mızrak, Güngör Utkan, Medical Oncology, Ankara University School of Medicine, 06300 Ankara, Turkey.
authors: Güngör
authors: G
authors: Utkan
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005492:Folic Acid
keywords: Folate deficiency; Gastric cancer; Vitamin B12 deficiency