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Bridging the gap: Addressing gastric cancer disparities among Korean Americans through insights from South Korea

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Gastric cancer remains a significant global health problem, with high-risk minority populations disproportionately affected. For instance, Korean Americans (ages 50 and older) demonstrate a 12- to 14.5-fold higher risk of noncardiac gastric cancer compared with non-Hispanic White people.1 While the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has issued conditional recommendations for gastric cancer screening in high-risk populations, neither the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) nor the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) currently endorse such screening.

Source: Surgical Oncology Insight

DOI: 10.1016/j.soi.2025.100177

Authors: Minji Kwon, Asher J Shin, Ji Hyun Hong, Cameron J. Sabet, Edward Christopher Dee, Peter Ko