Surgical guidelines: more useful to physicians than to patients Federico Bozzetti Editorial Pages: 1 - 2
Meeting report: The 75th Congress of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association Yo KatoShinichi NakamuraMitsuru Sasako Special article Pages: 3 - 8
The future of gastric cancer prevention Pelayo CorreaM. Blanca PiazueloM. Constanza Camargo Review article Pages: 9 - 16
Evaluation of changes in the activity of proteolytic enzymes and their inhibitors in the processes that accompany the growth of gastric cancer Wojciech KielanJanusz SuzanowiczRobert Tarnawa Original article Pages: 17 - 23
A prospective randomized trial of hand-sutured versus mechanically stapled anastomoses for gastroduodenostomy after distal gastrectomy Seiji HoriTakenori OchiaiTakao Suzuki Original article Pages: 24 - 30
Lanzoprazole promotes gastric carcinogenesis in rats with duodenogastric reflux Asgaut VisteKjell ØvrebØHelge Waldum Original article Pages: 31 - 35
Can surgical diagnosis of “early” gastric cancer and lymph node metastasis be accurate? Takaki YoshikawaNaoki IshiwaYuji Yamamoto Original article Pages: 36 - 40
Evaluation of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association’s Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines for Popular Use Takashi IchikuraToshiya OgawaHidetaka Mochizuki Original article Pages: 41 - 45
Association of Helicobacter pylori infection and environmental factors in non-cardia gastric cancer in Japan Ai Machida-MontaniShizuka SasazukiShoichiro Tsugane Original article Pages: 46 - 53
The endoscopic evaluation of gastritis, gastric remnant residue, and the incidence of secondary cancer after pylorus-preserving and transverse gastrectomies Hideki NaganoShigekazu OhyamaAkio Yamaguchi Original article Pages: 54 - 59