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Cancer Epidemiology· 2015Q2· Review

Global epidemiology of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST): A systematic review of population-based cohort studies

Kjetil Søreide, Oddvar M. Sandvik, Jon Arne Søreide, Vanja Giljača et al.

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A systematic review of 29 population-based studies (13,550+ patients, 19 countries) reveals GIST incidence averages 10-15 per million annually, with significant regional variations (e.g., 4.3 in Shanxi, China vs. 19-22 in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, and Northern Norway).

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Field: Gastroenterology

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