Despite the decrease in incidence in some regions of the world, gastric cancer continues to present a major clinical challenge due to most cases being diagnosed in advanced stages with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Gastric cancer is defined as a malignant epithelial tumor of the mucous layer of the stomach with glandular differentiation, of multifactorial etiology, developed after a long period of atrophic gastritis. Stomach cancer occupies the fifth position among the most frequent cancers in the world, and belongs to the fifteenth. Residente 1er ano cirugiageneraluniversidad central delecuador. So much of the knowledge about cancer in ecuador especially that used for international research has been based on the information provided from quito. Trends in cancer incidence and mortality over three. Lo mismo sucedio en italia, polonia, estados unidos, francia y otras naciones occidentales desarrolladas. Conoce las diferentes manifestaciones del cancer gastrico. Gastric cancer ranks fourth in incidence and second in mortality among all cancers worldwide. In ecuador, the risk of developing cancer before age 75 is 20%. Trends in cancer incidence and mortality over three decades.
Only in developed oriental countries japan, south korea there are screening programs for early detection, that have shown decreased mortality rates from this disease. Tendencias en incidencia y mortalidad por cancer durante tres decadas en quito ecuador trends in cancer incidence and mortality over three decades in quito ecuador fabian corral cordero 1, patricia cueva ayala 2,3, jose yepez maldonado, wilmer tarupi montenegro 4. Actualizacion del diagnostico y tratamiento del cancer. Tratamiento nutricio del paciente con cancer gastrico. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Pdf tendencias en incidencia y mortalidad por cancer durante. Incidence, mortality, cancer, ecuador, latin america. Top 5 most frequent cancers excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer. In ecuador, has been seen that the mortality rate since 1929 to 2014 has been rising, observing that in the highland region there are many more cases of stomach cancer than in the coast region. Dialnet, sciencedirect, medline, scielo y cochrane.