By Kate O’Rourke
Can a simple questionnaire identify which patients should undergo gastric cancer screening in the United States? This is the hope of researchers who presented results from a pilot study suggesting that an eight-item survey addressing gastric cancer risk factors, ethnicity, cultural habits and immigration patterns might identify patients who would benefit from endoscopic screening.
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