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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2024; 30(33): 3846-3849
Published online Sep 7, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i33.3846
Depression weights in patients with gastric cancer: Bibliometric analysis as a weapon to chart the future of research
Raffaele Pellegrino, Antonietta Gerarda Gravina
Raffaele Pellegrino, Antonietta Gerarda Gravina, Division of Hepatogastroenterology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
Author contributions: Pellegrino R and Gravina AG collected the literature, wrote the initial manuscript, conceptualised the figure, conceptualised the structure of the text, critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content, and read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Raffaele Pellegrino, MD, Division of Hepatogastroenterology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via L. de Crecchio, Naples 80138, Italy. raffaele.pellegrino@unicampania.it
Received: March 15, 2024
Revised: July 5, 2024
Accepted: July 29, 2024
Published online: September 7, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Depression is a frequent comorbidity in patients with gastric cancer (GC) and is often brought about by the stress experienced by patients with such a neoplasm. This is an important relationship to keep in mind when treating patients with GC. However, recent studies of the gut-brain axis have posited hypotheses that include a bidirectional association between GC and depression and rule out a unidirectional relationship proceeding from GC to the development of depression. The key to confirming both directions of this vicious cycle may be the identification of tools with which to promptly identify depression in GC patients.