TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Gastric Cancer A1 - Feilchenfeldt, Jonas W. A1 - Shah, Manish A. A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Frame, James N. A2 - Kohler, David R. A2 - Fojo, Tito PY - 2016 T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:22,220 (male: 13,730; female: 8,490. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)Stage at PresentationLocalized24%Regional30%10.4 per 100,000 male, 5.3 per 100,000 femaleDistant35%The incidence of gastric cancer varies with different geographic regions Deaths:Estimated 10,990 in 2014 (male: 6,720; female: 4,270) Median age:69 years Male to female ratio:~2:1 Kamangar F et al. J Clin Oncol 2006;24:2137–2150Siegel R et al. CA Cancer J Clin 2014;64:9–29Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov (accessed in 2013) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128252908 ER -