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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2014; 20(38): 13842-13862
Published online Oct 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13842
Published online Oct 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13842
Gastric cancer: Prevention, screening and early diagnosis
Victor Pasechnikov, Sergej Chukov, Stavropol State Medical University, 355017 Stavropol, Russia
Evgeny Fedorov, Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Ilze Kikuste, Marcis Leja, Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, 1586 Riga, Latvia
Ilze Kikuste, Marcis Leja, Digestive Diseases Centre GASTRO, 1586 Riga, Latvia
Marcis Leja, Department of Research, Riga East University Hospital, 1006 Riga, Latvia
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Victor Pasechnikov, MD, PhD, Stavropol State Medical University, Mira Street 310, 355017 Stavropol, Russia. passetchnikov@mail.ru
Telephone: +7-49-94316741 Fax: +7-49-94316741
Received: February 23, 2014
Revised: April 28, 2014
Accepted: June 26, 2014
Published online: October 14, 2014
Processing time: 235 Days and 1.4 Hours
Revised: April 28, 2014
Accepted: June 26, 2014
Published online: October 14, 2014
Processing time: 235 Days and 1.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastric cancer remains an important healthcare problem from a global perspective during the upcoming decades. Most of the cases in the Western world are diagnosed at late stages when the treatment is substantially less effective. Helicobacter pylori infection is a well-established carcinogen for gastric cancer.