Geospatial analyses identify regional hot spots of diffuse gastric cancer in rural Central America

Geospatial analyses identify regional hot spots of diffuse gastric cancer in rural Central America

Abstract Background Geospatial technology has facilitated the discovery of disease distributions and etiology and helped target prevention programs. Globally, gastric cancer is the leading infection-associated cancer, and third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, with marked geographic vari...

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Main Authors: Ricardo L. Dominguez, Charlotte B. Cherry, Dago Estevez-Ordonez, Robertino Mera, Veronica Escamilla, Michael Pawlita, Tim Waterboer, Keith T. Wilson, Richard M. Peek, Gloria Tavera, Scott M. Williams, Margaret L. Gulley, Michael Emch, Douglas R. Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Diffuse gastric cancer
Germline mutations
H. pylori
Central America
CA-4
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5726-x

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