Development and progress of diagnosis and treatment for gastric cancer in China--what inspiration we gained from Japan and Korea / 中华胃肠外科杂志

ABSTRACT

The incidence of gastric cancer in East Asia is highest in the world. Level of screening and inspection in high risk population, diagnosis and treatment in early stage, standardized surgery, minimally invasive techniques and clinical research always reach the international lead. In the past few years, the surgeons and researchers from China have already made considerable progress by learning the experience from Japan and Korea. The early detection of gastric cancer increases annually, the minimally invasive surgeries including endoscopic or laparoscopic operations are widely used, the standard surgical procedure and lymphadenectomy are popularized, meanwhile the clinical research for gastric cancer has also started. In the future, as long as following this way, we will definitely achieve better improvement in diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer in China.