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Periodic Endoscopies Might Not Increase the Detection of Early Gastric Cancer in a Young Population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Park Chan Hyuk, Kim Eun Hye, Chung Hyunsoo, Park Jun Chul, Shin Sung Kwan, Lee Yong Chan, An Ji Yeong, Kim Hyoung-Il, Cheong Jae-Ho, Hyung Woo Jin, Noh Sung Hoon, Kim Choong Bae, Lee Sang Kil
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Screening endoscopies in individuals 40 years or older in regions where gastric cancer is prevalent increase the diagnosis of gastric cancer at an early stage. However, the benefits of screening endoscopies in a young population (<40 years) have not been evaluated. METHODS: We reviewed data from patients less than 40 years old who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection or surgery for initial-onset...
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