RT Book, Section 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. SR Print(0) ID 1145761636 T1 Minimally Invasive Surgical Resection for Mid-Stage Gastric Cancer T2 Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071793315 LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145761636 RD 2024/03/28 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