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Revisiting gastric cancer disparities in Asian American subgroups: insights from the SEER database

  • By

  • Peng Luo

  • Xiaoxiao Fan

  • Guojun Chen

  • Kaiyang Zhu

  • Linghua Chen

  • Yuzhi (Michael) Bai

  • Shihua Wang

  • Linghua Zhu

  • June 16, 2026

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    Gastric cancer disproportionately affects Asian Americans, with significant heterogeneity in incidence and survival across ethnic subgroups.

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    From 2000-2021, 16,321 Asian American gastric cancer patients were analyzed, revealing varied clinicopathological features and survival outcomes.

  • 3

    South Asian patients exhibited the most favorable survival rates, while Japanese patients had the lowest among Asian American subgroups.

  • 4

    Survival improvements from 2000-2010 to 2011-2021 were significant for South Asians, while Chinese and Japanese patients showed no significant change.

  • 5

    Despite disparities in survival rates, trends in localized-stage diagnosis, cardia tumors, and chemotherapy use were consistent across subgroups.

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Revisiting gastric cancer disparities in Asian American subgroups: insights from the SEER database

  • by Peng Luo, Xiaoxiao Fan, Guojun Chen, Kaiyang Zhu, Linghua Chen, Yuzhi (Michael) Bai, Shihua Wang, Linghua Zhu

  • June 16, 2026

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