MALIGNANT GASTRIC NEOPLASMS; HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

Abstract

Gastric cancers are known to have poor prognosis worldwide except for Japan and Korea. There is a changing trend in the distribution of tumours with a relative increase in the proportion of proximal tumours in the western world. This has not been found to be true in Ghana. The addition of various forms of adjuvant treatment has improved the prognosis of treatment worldwide and these are being introduced into oncologic practice in Ghana with good prospects. Opportunities exist for researching into prognostic features of this devastating tumour