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Individual having a parent with early-onset gastric cancer may need screening at younger age.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Apr 2015
Kwak Hee-Won, Choi Il Ju, Kim Chan Gyoo, Lee Jong Yeul, Cho Soo-Jeong, Eom Bang Wool, Yoon Hong Man, Joo Jungnam, Ryu Keun Won, Kim Young-Woo
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AIM: To evaluate whether individuals with gastric cancer (GC) are diagnosed earlier if they have first-degree relatives with GC. METHODS: A total of 4282 patients diagnosed with GC at National Cancer Center Hospital from 2002 to 2012 were enrolled in this retrospective study. We classified the patients according to presence or absence of first-degree family history of GC and compared age at diagnosis and...
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