TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Minimally Invasive Surgical Resection for Mid-Stage Gastric Cancer
A1  - Afaneh, Cheguevara
A1  - Strong, Vivian E.
A2  - Morita, Shane Y.
A2  - Balch, Charles M.
A2  - Klimberg, V. Suzanne
A2  - Pawlik, Timothy M.
A2  - Posner, Mitchell C.
A2  - Tanabe, Kenneth K.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology
AB  - Gastric  cancer  is  a  global  health  problem  with  an  estimated  one  million  new  cases  diagnosed  a  year.1  It  is  the  third  and  fifth  leading  cause  of  cancer-related  deaths  worldwide  in  men  and  women,  respectively.2  It  is  the  fourth  leading  cause  of  cancer-related  death  in  the  United  States,  accounting  for  approximately  11,000  deaths  a  year.2  The  majority  of  new  cases  are  occurring  in  developing  countries  in  Asia,  South  America,  and  Eastern  Europe,  with  almost  half  of  all  new  cases  diagnosed  in  China  alone.3  Although  the  overall  incidence  of  gastric  cancer  has  not  increased  in  the  United  States,  tumors  located  at  the  gastroesophageal  (GE)  junction  have  increased.2  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145761636
ER  -