Periodic Endoscopies Might Not Increase the Detection of Early Gastric Cancer in a Young Population.

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.We reviewed data from patients l...

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Main Authors: Chan Hyuk Park, Eun Hye Kim, Hyunsoo Chung, Jun Chul Park, Sung Kwan Shin, Yong Chan Lee, Ji Yeong An, Hyoung-Il Kim, Jae-Ho Cheong, Woo Jin Hyung, Sung Hoon Noh, Choong Bae Kim, Sang Kil Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4957784?pdf=render