Question 14 (part 2) · LEK · Gastric cancer
Which of the following statements is/are true about stomach cancer?
1) the most common cancer of the stomach is adenocarcinoma;
2) statistically, there has been a significant rise in the incidence of stomach cancer in the recent years;
3) stomach cancer is more common in females than in males;
4) H. pylori eradication decreases the risk of stomach cancer;
5) chronic atrophic gastritis is a risk factor of stomach cancer.
The correct answer is:
2) statistically, there has been a significant rise in the incidence of stomach cancer in the recent years;
3) stomach cancer is more common in females than in males;
4) H. pylori eradication decreases the risk of stomach cancer;
5) chronic atrophic gastritis is a risk factor of stomach cancer.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3,4.
- B. 1,3.
- C. only 2.
- D. 1,4,5.
- E. 2,3.
Hint
Recall the long-term incidence trend of gastric cancer, its sex ratio and the H. pylori, atrophy and metaplasia sequence.
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