Survival rates are estimated for all persons with stomach cancer, regardless of age, general health, or type and stage of cancer. In India, the gastric cancer incidence is less overall than the worldwide incidence. According to the Epidermiological review of gastric cancer in India, the incidence of gastric cancer is greater than 9.1 in males and greater than 3.6 in females.
Stomach cancer mostly affects older people and is more prone in men than women. Age, obesity, family history, diet, Helicobacter pylori infection, and some genetic disorders may be important risk factors for stomach cancer.
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