Advancing Gastric Cancer Prevention in Korea: Current Strategies and Future Directions

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of current gastric cancer prevention strategies and propose future improvements.
• Examine existing uniform screening strategies for gastric cancer in Korea.
• Assess the integration of H. pylori eradication into screening processes.
• Evaluate the impact of objective assessment of gastric atrophy on risk-adapted screening.
• Current screening lacks individual risk assessment and is costly.
• Proposed strategies may enhance screening effectiveness and lower healthcare costs.
• Integrating H. pylori eradication shows potential for reducing gastric cancer burden.

Abstract