Analysis on the clinical and pathological features and prognosis of familial gastric cancer in South China population: A single-center study of 724 patients

Abstract

Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. It is estimated that 5-10 of gastric cancer cases have a familial association; however, knowledge concerning the clinical, pathological features and prognosis to familial gastric cancer is currently limited. To our best knowledge, this is the largest number of single center patients reported in southern China. Our research can help these rare families to obtain optimal treatment in the future. Our work is supported by Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University. © 2012 Jun Lu et al.