Effects of activation of an alcohol metabolic gene, cigarette smoking, and alcohol intake on the incidence of metachronous gastric cancer in patients who underwent endoscopic resection for gastric cancer: A multicenter retrospective pilot study.
Satoshi AbikoYuichi ShimizuMarin IshikawaMasaki InoueKatsuma NakajimaRisako KohyaKoji HirataKazuharu SuzukiRyo SugiuraShuichi MiyamotoKenji KinoshitaKazuteru HatanakaYoshiya YamamotoHirohito NaruseTakuto MiyagishimaNaoya SakamotoPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2023)
Continued cigarette smoking, at a high level, may be an important risk factor for the development of metachronous GC. Advice for smoking cessation should be given.