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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2007;73(4):368-374.
- 원저 : 춘천 지역에서의 위암 발생률에 관한 연구, 2000-2002년
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김성중.백광호.윤광희.송성욱.김동준.김진봉.민슬기.백일현.박철희.장현주.계세협.김학양.김경, , , , , , , , , , , ,
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- The crude incidence rate of stomach cancer in Chuncheon-si during 2000-2002
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Sung Jung Kim, Gwang Ho Baik, Kwang Hee Youn, Sung Wook Song, Dong Joon Kim, Jin Bong Kim, Seul Ki Min, Il Hyun Baek, Cheol Hee Park, Hyun Joo Jang, Sea Hyub Kae, Hak Yang Kim, Kyung
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Department of internal medicine1, department of pathology2, Yonsei University College of Medicine
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- Abstract
- Background : Stomach cancer is the most common cancer in Korea, and it can be easily diagnosed by performing
endoscopy. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is associated with stomach cancer, and there has been much recent interest
in the epidemiology of stomach cancer. Therefore, we estimated the incidence of stomach cancer in Chuncheon-si during
2000-2002.
Methods : From July 1st, 2000 through June 30th, 2002, we investigated the subjects who were confined to be newly
diagnosed cases living in Chuncheon-si. The data was collected from the medical records from all the medical facilities
located in Chuncheon-si.
Results : The total number of cases of newly diagnosed stomach cancer during this period (2000-2002) was 186 (117
males and 69 females). The annual crude incidence rate of stomach cancer was estimated to be 37.0 per 100,000 persons
overall, and 47.0 and 27.2 in the males and females, respectively. The annual age standardized incidence rate for the
Korean population was 33.7 per 100,000 persons overall, and 42.2 and 25.1 for the males and females, respectively. The
major symptoms of stomach cancer patients were epigastric pain (61.8%) and weight loss (31.2%). The proportion of
early gastric cancer was 34.9% (60 among 172 persons) of the cases of stomach cancer. 64 patients (74%) were H. pylori
positive.
Conclusions : We report here on the estimated incidence rate of the stomach cancer and the characteristics of the
stomach cancer patients in Chuncheon-si during 2000-2002. This study has generated basic epidemiologic data to identify
the effect of H. pylori eradication on the future incidence rate of stomach cancer.(Korean J Med 73:368-374, 2007)
Keywords :Stomach cancer, Incidence rate, Helicobacter pylori, Epidemiology
