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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2014; 20(38): 13681-13691
Published online Oct 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13681
Screening for and surveillance of gastric cancer
Debora Compare, Alba Rocco, Gerardo Nardone
Debora Compare, Alba Rocco, Gerardo Nardone, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Gastroenterology Unit, University Federico II of Naples, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Author contributions: Compare D contributed to data acquisition, screening search results and drafting this work and She approved the final version of the paper to be published; Rocco A contributed to appraising quality of retrieved papers and drafting this work and approved the final version of the paper to be published; Nardone G contributed to conceiving, drafting and revising critically for important intellectual content this paper and approved the final version of the paper to be published.
Correspondence to: Gerardo Nardone, MD, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Gastroenterology Unit, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. nardone@unina.it
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Received: November 28, 2013
Revised: March 6, 2014
Accepted: May 19, 2014
Published online: October 14, 2014
Core Tip

Core tip: Because of expansion and aging of the world population, gastric cancer incidence is still increasing. The primary objective of World Health Organization is to arrange screening and surveillance programs for cancer prevention. However, although we know the main etiological agent and the natural history, a gastric cancer elimination project, combining appropriate screening and surveillance programs, has yet to be defined because of the lack of standardized recommendations. This review addresses the most relevant literature focusing on this topic and tries to design the hypothetical screening and surveillance programs.