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Gastric Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment guidelines 2008: Uganda Cancer Working Group
In Uganda most cancers to the exception of bladder and penis are
increasing in incidence. The incidence of cancer of stomach is
5.6/100,000 from 0.8/100,000 in the 1960s a seven fold increase.The
purpose of this guideline document is to highlight the salient points
in gastric cancer diagnosis and treatment in the Ugandan context. It
doesn’t only outline what is practical and efficacious but also
our aspirations of practice as resources committed to the whole area of
Oncological care services improve in the country. The primary and
secondary prevention strategies are outlined. The multistage process of
gastric oncogenesis is discussed in relation to the scientific basis of
diagnostic and screening procedures. The treatment modalities including
surgery radiotherapy and chemotherapy are discussed. A prognostication
scale is included. Traditionally gastric cancer presents late and with
a poor prognosis. The greatest strategy we have for management is in
primary and secondary prevention. However a better understanding of how
it arises (risk factors) will be important in informing prevention and
treatment strategies. The Uganda cancer-working group intends that this
information is disseminated to wider readership in the region as part
of the strategy of improving Oncological care service in the region