gastric cancer

collocation in English

meaningsofgastricandcancer

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gastric
adjective
uk
/ˈɡæs.trɪk/
us
/ˈɡæs.trɪk/
relating to ...
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cancer
noun
uk
/ˈkæn.sər/
us
/ˈkæn.sɚ/
a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often ...
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(Definition ofgastricandcancerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This further complicates diagnosis and prognosis forgastriccancerpatients.
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Annual direct medical costs associated with treatment ofgastriccancerwere estimated at an average level across different stages ofgastriccancer(6).
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Assuming that 2% of older dyspeptic patients have an underlyinggastriccancer(25;54; 57;80;129), all cases of gastric cancer were detected using a policy of early endoscopy.
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Such tumour-associated gene alterations have frequently been reported in both histological subtypes ofgastriccancer.
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In undiagnosedgastriccancerpatients, it was assumed that all patients were symptomatic within twelve months.
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Only a limited number of biomarkers are available for detection and prognostic evaluation ofgastriccancer.
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As the majority withgastriccancerpresent with advanced disease, the prognosis is generally poor.
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With regard to advancedgastriccancer, the focus should also be on symptom relief.
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Another patient died ofgastriccancerafter 4 year follow-up.
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About 95% of patients with earlygastriccancersurvive 5 years after surgery.
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The molecular changes differ between the two major types ofgastriccancer: intestinal- and diffuse-type tumours.
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A decrease in the rate of detection at first visit would delay diagnosis ofgastriccancer, which may influence prognosis.
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These results have prompted others to develop strategies for the surgical treatment ofgastriccancerin elderly patients.
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Many genes related to cell cycle regulation and signal transduction have been implicated ingastriccancerprogression.
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Earlygastriccanceris defined as a tumour that is restricted to the mucosa or submucosa alone.
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The proportion ofgastriccancerdeaths among deaths from all causes was derived from local reports (27).
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Two other patients died, one of malignant lymphoma after 5 years and the other ofgastriccancerafter 8 years.
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Once reinfection occurred, agastriccancerrisk was considered the same as that of an untreated, infected person.
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No long-term, randomized trial has been conducted to assess the impact ofgastriccancerscreening within the general population.
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Aochi died ofgastriccancer.
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