Dr. Mai Brooks Gastric Cancer Insight

Dr. Mai Brooks has had experience dealing with several variations of cancer.  Gastric cancer has become a growing danger and in the United States in 2014, there will be an estimated 22,220 new cases of gastric cancer.  Also in 2014, approximately 10,990 people will die from this malignancy.  In other countries, gastric cancer is much more prevalent.  In Japan, it is the most common type of malignancy in men.  The incidence of gastric cancer is much higher in China than in any other country.  There is no screening program in the US for this disease.  Therefore, gastric cancer is usually diagnosed when the patient develops symptoms.  Risk factors include H. pylori infection, smoking, and heavy alcohol use.