Gastric gastric cancer is the second most common cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, after colorectal cancer

Gastric gastric cancer is the second most common cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, after colorectal cancer (IARC, Globocan 2012). In many countries, especially in developing countries, diagnoses are still made in the advanced stages. Symptoms of gastric cancer that include dyspepsia, nausea and discomfort are not-specific and resemble common gastrointestinal conditions such as peptic ulcer disease, non-ulcer dyspepsia and other upper gastrointestinal pathologies. When warning symptoms such as weight loss, dysphagia and vomiting manifest, the disease usually has been present for a considerable amount of time. Early diagnosis can be made through early investigations, but this is not possible in many centres due to the patient load or lack of screening programs. Screening programs such as those seen in Japan (Sano et al., 2014) and South Korea (Suh et al., 2013) have led to detection of cancer at the very early stages making curative