About 1% to 3% of stomach (gastric) cancers are hereditary diffuse gastric cancers (HDGC). The disorder is caused by mutation in the CDH1 gene. HDGC is an inherited cancer syndrome that leads to an ...
Studies have shown that results are more favorable when both the surgeon and the hospital have a large gastrointestinal program, such as the one at Johns Hopkins, where physicians diagnose and treat ...