BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma (EBV-GC) has been characterized as a special gastric cancer subset. Lifestyle and other major factors that may contribute to EBV-GC and non-EBV-GC were investigated here. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 247 patients with gastric cancer were interviewed, clinicopathological information was retrieved, and in situ hybridization was performed for EBV-encoded small RNAs. RESULTS: There were 18 EBV-GC (male:female=17:1) and 229 non-EBV-GC patients (male:female=161:68). A history of previous gastric ulcer was associated with EBV-GC, whereas frequent and heavy alcohol drinking was related to non-EBV-GC. Additionally, skipping breakfast was correlated with EBV-GC in male patients. Other factors, such as body mass index, history of gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, ABO blood type, family history of gastric cancer, education level, marital status, occupation, family status, and dietary factors, showed no significant differences between EBV-GC and non-EBV-GC. CONCLUSION: A history of gastric ulcer, reflecting chemical injury to the stomach mucosa, appears to contribute to development of EBV-GC. Alcohol drinking was more related to non-EBV-GC than EBV-GC.
BACKGROUND:Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma (EBV-GC) has been characterized as a special gastric cancer subset. Lifestyle and other major factors that may contribute to EBV-GC and non-EBV-GC were investigated here. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 247 patients with gastric cancer were interviewed, clinicopathological information was retrieved, and in situ hybridization was performed for EBV-encoded small RNAs. RESULTS: There were 18 EBV-GC (male:female=17:1) and 229 non-EBV-GC patients (male:female=161:68). A history of previous gastric ulcer was associated with EBV-GC, whereas frequent and heavy alcohol drinking was related to non-EBV-GC. Additionally, skipping breakfast was correlated with EBV-GC in male patients. Other factors, such as body mass index, history of gastritis, Helicobacter pyloriinfection, ABO blood type, family history of gastric cancer, education level, marital status, occupation, family status, and dietary factors, showed no significant differences between EBV-GC and non-EBV-GC. CONCLUSION: A history of gastric ulcer, reflecting chemical injury to the stomach mucosa, appears to contribute to development of EBV-GC. Alcohol drinking was more related to non-EBV-GC than EBV-GC.
Authors: M Constanza Camargo; Chihaya Koriyama; Keitaro Matsuo; Woo-Ho Kim; Roberto Herrera-Goepfert; Linda M Liao; Jun Yu; Gabriel Carrasquilla; Joseph J Y Sung; Isabel Alvarado-Cabrero; Jolanta Lissowska; Fernando Meneses-Gonzalez; Yashushi Yatabe; Ti Ding; Nan Hu; Philip R Taylor; Douglas R Morgan; Margaret L Gulley; Javier Torres; Suminori Akiba; Charles S Rabkin Journal: Int J Cancer Date: 2013-08-28 Impact factor: 7.396
Authors: M Constanza Camargo; Woo-Ho Kim; Anna Maria Chiaravalli; Kyoung-Mee Kim; Alejandro H Corvalan; Keitaro Matsuo; Jun Yu; Joseph J Y Sung; Roberto Herrera-Goepfert; Fernando Meneses-Gonzalez; Yuko Kijima; Shoji Natsugoe; Linda M Liao; Jolanta Lissowska; Sung Kim; Nan Hu; Carlos A Gonzalez; Yashushi Yatabe; Chihaya Koriyama; Stephen M Hewitt; Suminori Akiba; Margaret L Gulley; Philip R Taylor; Charles S Rabkin Journal: Gut Date: 2013-04-12 Impact factor: 23.059