Published online Oct 15, 1998. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v4.iSuppl2.144
Revised: August 23, 1998
Accepted: September 14, 1998
Published online: October 15, 1998
AIM: To accomplish the comprehensive prevention for high risk population of stomach cancer, a gastrocarcinoma screening was carried out in 16 villages of Zhuanghe region, a high rish area of stomach cancer in China.
METHODS: The screened subjects were those aged over 35 years with family histories of stomach cancer. The methods include clinical epidemiology investigation, double-contrast X-ray, serum associated index analysis, gastroscopic biopsy and histopathologic examinations were adopted in the screening.
RESULTS: Out of the 3303 subjects who were examined, 82% were found with gastric disorders. Thirty-two (1.06%) patients with gastric cancer were detected and 18 (56.25%) were in early stage. Up to now the patients with gastric cancer have already accepted early treatment successively. Aside from gastric cancer, several other gastric lesions were also detected, including dysplasia, metaplasia, atrophic gastritis, superficial gastritis, erosive gastritis, ulcer, etc. All these laid a solid basis for further treatment. The screening also showed that 93.97% local residents consume salted pork and more than 60% gastric mucosa of the local residents indicated H. pylori infection.
CONCLUSION: Gastric diseases, H. pylori infection and salte d pork consumption are very common in Zhuanghe region. These are very dangerous factors for gastric cencer, and comprehensive preventive measures showd be taken .