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1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
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Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
Article Title |
Gastric cancer in women: A regional health-center seven year retrospective study
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Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Kunal Suryawala, Demiana Soliman, Monica Mutyala, Shaheen Nageeb, Moheb Boktor, Abhishek Seth, Avinash Aravantagi, Ankur Sheth, James Morris, Paul Jordan, Kenneth Manas, Urska Cvek, Marjan Trutschl, Felix Becker and Jonathan Alexander |
Funding Agency and Grant Number |
Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award |
P30GM110703 |
Department of Defense |
PR100451 |
German Research Foundation |
DFG, F.B. BE 5619/1-1 |
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Corresponding Author |
Jonathan Alexander, PhD, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, United States. jalexa@lsuhsc.edu |
Key Words |
Gender; Helicobacter pylori; Ethnicity; Risk factors; Health disparities |
Core Tip |
Gastric cancer (GC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Nationally, AAs reportedly develop GC at twice the rate of Caucasians. Male gender is a significant risk factor for GC development in the United States with a nearly 2:1 male to female dominance. However, at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, the annual rates of GC diagnosis among women in either ethnic grouping were statistically indistinguishable from that of their male counterparts. This result indicates that regional geography and socioeconomic factors may contribute to the ethnicity and gender differences observed in patients with GC. Therefore, additional GC surveillance for women, particularly African American females, may improve patient outcomes. |
Publish Date |
2015-07-08 12:01 |
Citation |
Suryawala K, Soliman D, Mutyala M, Nageeb S, Boktor M, Seth A, Aravantagi A, Sheth A, Morris J, Jordan P, Manas K, Cvek U, Trutschl M, Becker F, Alexander J. Gastric cancer in women: A regional health-center seven year retrospective study. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(25): 7805-7813 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i25/7805.htm |
DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7805 |