Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	6610
Country	United States

Received	2013-10-25 14:18
Peer-Review Started	2013-10-25 19:18
To Make the First Decision	2014-01-09 13:32
Return for Revision	2014-01-10 11:45
Revised	2014-02-08 09:46
Second Decision	2014-05-29 20:20
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-05-29 20:54
Articles in Press	2014-05-29 21:02
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-09-07 13:31

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Racial and ethnic disparities in gastric cancer outcomes: More important than surgical technique?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shaila J Merchant, Lily Li and Joseph Kim
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Joseph Kim, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, United States. jokim@coh.org
Key Words	Race; Ethnicity; Disparities; Gastric cancer; Gastric adenocarcinoma
Core Tip	Our prior investigations and review of the literature suggest that racial and ethnic disparities in gastric cancer outcomes in Eastern and Western patients may not be solely attributed to surgical technique and extent of lymphadenectomy. More recent evidence from the Asian population of Los Angeles County and a broad spectrum of the United States suggests that racial disparities exist independent of the number of lymph nodes harvested. Our data suggests that gastric cancer outcomes are not comparable among different racial and ethnic groups. Therefore, a one size fits all approach to gastric cancer management appears to be inappropriate.
Publish Date	2014-09-07 13:31
Citation	Merchant SJ, Li L, Kim J. Racial and ethnic disparities in gastric cancer outcomes: More important than surgical technique? World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(33): 11546-11551
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i33/11546.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11546

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