Value of screening endoscopy in evaluation of esophageal, gastric and colon cancers

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2015; 21(33): 9693-9706
Published online Sep 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9693

Table 5 Risk factors and proposed screening recommendations for gastric cancer

Risk factors	Risk for developing gastric cancer	Recommendation	First author
Helicobacter pylori infection	Odds ratio (OR): 2.3	High risk area - mass screening possible benefit	Huang, 1998
Helicobacter pylori infection	Odds ratio (OR): 2.3	Low risk area - mass screening not cost-effective	Huang, 1998
Pernicious anemia	Standardized incidence ratio: 5	Screening by upper endoscopy (UE) recommended	Kokkola, 1998
Partial gastrectomy	15-24 yr, RR = 9.4	Screening by UE recommended	Lundegardh, 1988
Partial gastrectomy	25-46 yr, RR = 55.6	Screening by UE recommended	Tersmette, 1991
Familial adenomatous polyposis	Not available	Screening by UE recommended	Alexander, 1989
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer	Not available	Screening by UE recommended	Aarnio, 1997
Positive family history of gastric cancer	OR: 2.5-5.1	HP eradication +/- UE screening	Yatsuya, 2004
Positive family history of gastric cancer	OR: 2.5-5.1	HP eradication +/- UE screening	Chen, 2004

Adapted from Chan et al[48].

Citation: Ro TH, Mathew MA, Misra S. Value of screening endoscopy in evaluation of esophageal, gastric and colon cancers. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(33): 9693-9706
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i33/9693.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i33.9693