Gastric Cancer: Clinical Differences Among Hispanic And Non Hispanic Whites At The John Theurer Cancer Center (Jtcc), Hackensack University Medical Center

1613 Background: Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide and has significant geographical, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences in distribution. The aim of this study was to compare clinicopathological characteristics and survival between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites with gastric cancer. Methods: We reviewed the records of all patients diagnosed with gastric cancer between January 1999 and March 2013 at the JTCC. A total of 638 patients were studied. Demographics, histology, anatomic site, recurrence and survival rate among both Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites were analyzed. Chi-square test was used to estimate differences in categorical data; Kaplan-Meier and Wilcoxon methods were used for the survival analysis. Results: There were 101 Hispanics (H) and 537 non-Hispanic whites (NHW). The mean age at diagnosis was 63 years (21-88) in H and 69 years (39-95) in NHW. A significant difference in age at diagnosis was found in the Stage IV subgroup, with a mean of 54 years for H and ...