EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CARCINOMA OF THE STOMACH
Authors: N BOLKER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Article1 May 1949EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CARCINOMA OF THE STOMACHNORMAN BOLKER, M.D.NORMAN BOLKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-30-5-903 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCarcinoma of the stomach continues to be the foremost cause of cancer deaths. Despite improvements in diagnostic and surgical technics, five year survival rates have not been altered appreciably1, 2 in the past 10 years, and there is no reason to believe that they will be in the future.The increased use of roentgen-ray and gastroscopic examination have led to more frequent diagnoses of gastric carcinoma but not to increased cures. All of our present diagnostic methods depend on the patient presenting himself because of symptoms. Due to the silent nature of the disease, the symptoms are rarely severe enough...Bibliography1. TEMPLETON FE: Gastric carcinoma: can an increased diagnostic accuracy greatly improve survival rates? Jr. Nat. Cancer Inst., 1947, vii, 385-386. Google Scholar2. BARRETT MK: Avenues of approach to the gastric cancer problem, Jr. Nat. Cancer Inst., 1947, vii, 127-146. Google Scholar3. ABRAHAMSONHINTON RHJW: Carcinoma of the stomach: the inadequacy of present methods of early diagnosis, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1940, lxxi, 135-141. Google Scholar4. ABBOTTMELLORS WERC: Total circulating plasma proteins in surgical patients with dehydration and malnutrition, Arch. Surg., 1943, xlvi, 277-288. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. OPPENHEIMABELSPACKRHOADS AJCGTCP: Metabolic studies in patients with cancer of the gastro-intestinal tract. I. Anemia, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1945, cxxvii, 273-276. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ABELSREKERSBINKLEYPACKRHOADS JCPEGEGTCP: Metabolic studies in patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. II. Hepatic dysfunction, Ann. Int. Med., 1942, xvi, 221-237. Google Scholar7. ABRAHAMSONHINTON RHJW: Gastric carcinoma, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1947, lxxxiv, 481-489. Google Scholar8. JOLLIFFE N: Conditioned malnutrition, Handbook of Nutrition, Am. Med. Assoc., 1943. Google Scholar9. DAILEY ME: The role of cancer prevention clinics in the detection of early gastric cancer, Jr. Nat. Cancer Inst., 1947, vii, 375-377. Google Scholar10. ST. JOHNSWENSONHARVEY FBCPHD: Experiment in the early diagnosis of gastric carcinoma, Ann. Surg., 1944, cxix, 225-231. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. KAPLANRIGLER HSLG: Pernicious anemia and susceptibility to gastric neoplasms, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1947, xxxii, 644-651. Google Scholar12. STATEVARCOWANGENSTEEN DRLOH: An attempt to identify likely precursors of gastric cancer, Jr. Nat. Cancer Inst., 1947, vii, 379-383. Google Scholar13. PAPANICOLAUCOOPER GWA: The cytology of the gastric fluid in the diagnosis of carcinoma of the stomach, Jr. Nat. Cancer Inst., 1947, vii, 357-360. Google Scholar14. PALMERHUMPHREYS WLEM: Gastric carcinoma: observations on peptic ulceration and healing, Gastroenterology, 1944, iii, 257-272. Google Scholar15. EUSTERMAN GB: Carcinomatous gastric ulcer, Jr. Am. Med Assoc., 1942, cxviii, 1-5. Google Scholar16. ALLEN AW: Gastric ulcer and cancer, Surgery, 1945, xvii, 750-754. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Nampa, Idaho*Received for publication April 15, 1948.The writer wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Carl L. Gillies, M.D., in the preparation of this paper. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGraduated clinical pre-detection of digestive tumors. Initial results of the first systematic detection center 1 May 1949Volume 30, Issue 5Page: 903-913KeywordsForecastingGastroenterology and hepatologyStomach ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...