SAN FRANCISCO—Although universal screening for gastric cancer will probably never come to pass in the United States, high-risk groups deserve attention and should be considered for screening, according to Shailja C. Shah, MD, MPH, a University of California, San Diego gastroenterologist who has conducted seminal research in gastric cancer epidemiology and screening and risk mitigation efforts.
“In the United States ... gastric cancer is, unfortunately, considered a rare cancer and is