Natural history of gastric cancer from a retrospective review of endoscopic images of older patients with interval gastric cancer

ConclusionsIn people aged >60 years, most IGC remain in an early stage for at least 2 years; however, at >2 years after a negative endoscopy, some are unresectable. These results suggest that most early‐stage GC will not develop into advanced cancers within 2 years; thus, a 2‐year interval might be within the permissible range for patients with negative endoscopy results for any lesions. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; ••: ••–••

Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - March 2, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tomoya Iida, Kentaro Yamashita, Sae Ohwada, Yosuke Ohkubo, Takehiro Hirano, Takakazu Miyake, Kei Onodera, Toshiyuki Kubo, Hiroo Yamano, Hiroshi Nakase Tags: Original Article: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice and Health Source Type: research