Gastric Malignancies in United States in the Period From 2000 to 2018

I read with great interest the article by Rustgi et  al1 and the Editorial by Tan and Morgan2 on the epidemiology of gastric malignancies in the United States. The incidence of noncardia gastric adenocarcinomas showed a steady decrease whereas neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) consistently increased.1 However, there was an overall increase in noncardia g astric cancers in young women.1 Tan and Morgan2 suggested that this increase could be a result of the increase in NETs, postulated to be owing to the increased prevalence of autoimmune gastritis.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research