A Registry Program for Familial Gastric Cancer Patients Referred to Cancer Institute of Iran

• DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.5.2141
• Publication Date: 2014-07-10T07:44:16Z
• Authors: Mehrnoosh Etemadi; Mandana Pourian; Asyeh Shakib; Tayebeh Sabokbar; Vahideh Peyghanbari; Reza Shirkoohi
• Keywords: Male; Academies and Institutes; Adenocarcinoma; Iran; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Stomach Neoplasms; Surveys and Questionnaires; Humans; Family; Female; Registries; Early Detection of Cancer

Background: Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of death. It has a poor prognosis with only 5-10% hereditary etiology. If it diagnosed, could be helpful for screening other susceptible members family preventive procedures. Usually identified by symptoms such as presence in different family, some special type pathology diffused adenocarcinoma, having younger age and multiple syndromes. Hence, designing registry program can more practical way to screen high risk families program. Materials Methods: Based on inclusion criteria, questionnaire was prepared. After pilot small number patients, actual data collected from 197 patients processed SPSS 16.0. Results: Totally, 11.8% were than 45 years old. Blood 'A' dominant males had higher behavior consumption unhealthy food. Adenocarcinoma reported majority cases. 21.8% including criteria familial gastric (FGC). Conclusions: The percentage FGC population compared studies have revealed need design an infrastructural diagnostic protocol FGC, plus at which done precise survey related frequency founder mutations national