http://gastric-cancer.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:44:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP All patients with acute abdominal pain should have a stat, flat, and upright plate of the abdomen, a chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia, an electrocardiogram (EKG) to rule out myocardial infarction, and a complete blood count (CBC), urinalysis, amylase, and chemistry panel. Sometimes lateral decubitus films of ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/abdominal-pain-acute/ Smoking and the risk of gastric cancer Smoking has recently been recognised as causally associated with the development of gastric cancer (GC). However, evidence on the effect by sex, duration and intensity of smoking, anatomic subsite and cessation of smoking is limited. Our objective was to assess the relation between ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/european-prospective/ Cancer, stomach:  Stomach is the main organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second most frequent cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer. It can develop in any part of the stomach and spread to other organs. It is also known as gastric cancer. ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/definition-of-stomach-cancer/ Background Germ-line truncating mutations in the E-cadherin (CDH1) gene have been found in families with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. These families are characterized by a highly penetrant susceptibility to diffuse gastric cancer with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance, predominantly in young persons. We describe genetic screening, surgical management, and ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/early-gastric-cancer-in-young-asymptomatic-carriers-of-germ-line-e-cadherin-mutations/ We assessed the trends in the proportion of articles on gastric cancer published in major cancer journals, the research fields of interest, and the first author's affiliation. Articles in PubMed, addressing cancer in general and stomach cancer in particular, were quantified. Abstracts of gastric cancer articles were hand-searched. The British ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/an-appraisal-of-gastric-cancer-research-in-cancer-journals/ There are several major factors that seem to increase one's risk of gastric cancer. Men are twice as likely to get gastric cancer as women, and it is more common in people of Asian and Pacific Island descent. One's diet probably plays a major role. Smoked foods, salted meat and ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/higher-risk-for-gastric-cancer/ Purpose: The small GTPase RhoA has been implicated in the regulation of cell morphology, motility, and transformation, but the role of RhoA protein in the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer remains unclear. In the present study, we have analyzed the expression status of the RhoA protein in human gastric cancer cells ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/reversal-of-the-malignant-phenotype-of-gastric-cancer-cells-by-inhibition-of-rhoa-expression-and-activity/ Epithelial cancers are believed to originate from transformation of tissue stem cells. However, bone marrow–derived cells (BMDCs), which are frequently recruited to sites of tissue injury and inflammation, might also represent a potential source of malignancy. We show that although acute injury, acute inflammation, or transient parietal cell loss within ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/gastric-cancer-originating-from-bone-marrow-derived-cells/ Background: Dietary factors are thought to have an important role in gastric and esophageal carcinogenesis, but evidence from cohort studies for such a role is lacking. We examined the risks of gastric cancer and esophageal adenocarcinoma associated with meat consumption within the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/meat-intake-and-risk-of-stomach-and-esophageal-adenocarcinoma-within-the-european-prospective-investigation/ Gastric Cancer, a joint official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, publishes significant studies related to stomach neoplasms. The journal welcomes original articles, case reports, short communications, and technical notes, which will be peer-reviewed by the editorial board. Letters to the Editor commenting ... http://gastric-cancer.com/2008/04/18/description/