Gastric Cancer: Social Disparities and Awareness in Young Adults

City of Hope’s Yanghee Woo, M.D., highlights risk factors for gastric cancer and comments on the rise in cases in adults 40 years of age and younger.

Yanghee Woo, M.D., comments on disparities in healthcare for select patients with gastric cancer and describes how these impact the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Sam Klempner, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital, highlights common symptoms that may prompt an evaluation for gastric cancer in young adults and explains why patients and health care professionals need further education on the management of the disease.

Dr. Sam Klempner describes limitations in caring for patients with gastric cancer and emphasizes the importance of participation in clinical trials to help advance treatment.

Dr. Yanghee Woo highlights barriers that patients with gastric cancer face when looking to enroll in a clinical trial, and comments on the need for more participation in research trials that investigate ways to improve how the condition is screened for and treated.