Gastric Cancer

- Introduction

Less than 1 million (968 784) new cases of gastric cancer were estimated globally in 2022, resulting in 660 175 deaths. These burden estimates will continue to increase due to the

ageing population and increase in risk factors. In Egypt, there was an estimated 3285 new cases of gastric cancer and 2489 deaths occurred because of this disease based on GLOBOCAN 2022.