Gastric cancer in Ecuador - current situation

Gastric cancer is one of the most frequent cancers and has the worst prognosis worldwide, with a 5-year survival rate of only 15% worldwide. Almost one million new cases are diagnosed each year in the world, representing the fourth cause of death from cancer in the world. And in Guayaquil in 2015, nearly 300 new cases were diagnosed, being the most up-to-date figures in our environment