Females are usually at higher risk than males in a maternal history of non-GCs
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 09:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Gastric cancer (GC) is a major clinical challenge because of its frequency, and poor prognosis. The etiology of GC is still uncertain, but its familial aggregation in a variable but significant proportion of cases suggests the importance of genetic predisposition. Previous studies on family history of GC, the association of familial risk of GC with the age of onset GC, with family member genders, or with family history of non-GCs, usually yielded contrasting results. Although GC is prevalence in China, scanty information about its family history is available.