Current
best practices and rationalistic perspectives in causation-based
prevention, early detection and multidisciplinary treatment
of breast and gastric cancer
Gastric
& Breast Cancer e-journal
DOI:
10.2122/gbc.2007.0055
COMMENTARY
Prophylactic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Michael Fatouros, M.D.
Currently, Norton’s et al.[1] add important information on the prophylactic total gastrectomy (PTG)-based prevention of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) syndrome. Recently, the topic has attracted the interest by many influential, high-impact journals [1-4] revealing how fast basic science discoveries [5] are translated into clinic. What are the benefits and risks of this rapid bench-to-bedside strategy?
