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Gastric Cancer Incidence and Mortality in French Guiana: South American or French?

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Abstract

Purpose

Gastric cancer is a frequent cancer in the tropics. The objective was to review a decade of gastric cancer data, and to study its spatial and temporal trends.

Methods

The cancer registry of French Guiana compiled exhaustive data on gastric cancer throughout French Guiana between 2005 and 2014. Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates were computed.

Results

With 187 new cases recorded, gastric cancer ranked 6th (4.3%). It was more frequent in men than in women. The median age at diagnosis was 62 years for men and 65 years for women. The incidence rate standardized to the world population over the period 2005–2014 was 14.3 cases of gastric cancer per 100,000 man-years and 7.3 per 100,000 woman-years. The death rate from gastric cancer, standardized to the world population over the period 2005–2014, was 8.6 deaths from gastric cancer per 100,000 man-years and 3.4 per 100,000 women-years. These measures were lower than what is reported in Latin America, similar to Martinique and Guadeloupe—two tropical French territories—and higher than in France.

Conclusions

Gastric cancer affected more males and the median age was younger than in France. Standardized incidence and mortality rates for gastric cancer in French Guiana were between those of France and those of Latin America, and they were comparable to those of the French West Indies. The downward trend in a context of rapid economic growth suggests further gains that could be achieved by improving electricity, water, and sanitation coverage throughout the territory despite challenging geography, and better access to care and Helicobacter pylori eradication.

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  1. Registre des Cancers de la Guyane, URPS, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana, France

    Laure Manuella Imounga, Juliette Plenet, Sophie Belliardo & Elie Chow Chine

  2. Service de Médecine B, Hépato Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana, France

    Dominique Louvel

  3. Hôpital de Jour Adultes, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana, France

    Beatrice Cenciu

  4. Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana, France

    Pierre Couppié

  5. DFR Santé, Université de Guyane, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana, France

    Pierre Couppié & Mathieu Nacher

  6. Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana, France

    Kinan Drak Alsibai

  7. CIC INSERM 1424, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, 97300, Cayenne, French Guiana, France

    Mathieu Nacher

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Imounga, L.M., Plenet, J., Belliardo, S. et al. Gastric Cancer Incidence and Mortality in French Guiana: South American or French?. J Gastrointest Canc 53, 204–210 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-020-00572-z

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