[Stomach cancer in Austria. Epidemiology and pathogenesis]

The declining incidence of gastric cancer is a worldwide phenomenon and this development over many years applies to Austria too. One reason for this decline probably lies with altered dietary customs. Regional differences, a main argument for the importance of exogenous factors in the pathogenesis are also discernible in Austria. The decrease in death rates from gastric cancer cannot be attributed to improved survival and early diagnosis is still a rare event.