Prevalence patterns of gastric cancers in Turkey: Model of a developing country with high occurrence of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>

Abstract

In Turkey, a developing country with a high H. pylori prevalence, contrary to the state of developed countries, the ratio of distal versus proximal gastric adenocarcinomas has not changed. Geographical distribution should be taken into the account in projecting the changing patterns of gastric cancers.