title: The changing epidemiology of Asian digestive cancers: From etiologies and incidences to preventive strategies.
abstract: Digestive cancers are a major health burden in Asia. Due to the presence of similar "infection-inflammation-cancer" pathways in the carcinogenesis process, eradicating infective pathogens or attenuating relevant inflammatory signaling pathways may reduce digestive cancer incidences and improve patient outcomes. The aim of this paper is to review the recent evidence regarding the epidemiology of three major digestive cancers in Asia: stomach cancer, liver cancer, and colorectal cancer. We focused on the incidence trends, the major etiologies, and especially the potential preventive strategies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Faculty of Medicine and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Public Health and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan; Department of Life Sciences, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan. Electronic address: jawtown@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jaw-Town
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Colorectal cancer; Liver cancer; Risk factor; Screening; Stomach cancer