RT Book, Section A1 Feilchenfeldt, Jonas W. A1 Shah, Manish A. A2 Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 Fojo, Tito SR Print(0) ID 1187881876 T1 Gastric Cancer T2 Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 3e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260117400 LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187881876 RD 2024/04/19 AB EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:27,600 estimated new cases for 2020 in United StatesStage at PresentationLocalized28%Male: 16,980; Female: 10,620Regional26%9.3 per 100,000 male, 5.3 per 100,000 female (2016 figures)Distant36%Unknown10%The incidence of gastric cancer varies with different geographic regions Deaths:Estimated 11,010 in 2020 (male: 6650; female: 4360)Median age:68 yearsMale to female ratio:~2:1Kamangar F et al. J Clin Oncol 2006;24:2137–2150Siegel R et al. CA Cancer J Clin 2020;70:7–30Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov [accessed in 2020]