Stomach cancer is the most common cancer, accounting for about 10% of all cancers in general and 60-70% of all cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. In Vietnam every year, a large number of new patients with gastric cancer are recorded, accounting for a high percentage of these patients who are late hospitalized at the metastatic stage. So how often does stomach cancer metastasize?

In Vietnam, stomach cancer is the third leading cause of death in both women and men. Stomach cancer is often detected late and many complications appear at this stage.