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Gastric Cancer
Studies from Louisiana State University yield new data on gastric cancer
May 16th, 2008
"Gastric cancer is the second most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide, yet the precise mechanisms underlying the different subtypes of gastric carcinogenesis are poorly understood. Improvements in the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer over classical clinicopathologic findings such as TNM stage, age or macroscopic tumor type, now include novel techniques for superficial endoscopic examination, and new strategies for genetically analyzing biopsied specimens," scientists writing in the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology report. "The development of gastric adenocarcinomas, such as that of many tumor classes, represents the cumulative effects...
Source: Genomics & Genetics Weekly (2008-05-16)
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