The incidence of intestinal gastric cancer among resettlers in Germany

• Verfasst von: Lindblad, Anna [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kaucher, Simone [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Jaehn, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Kajüter, Hiltraud [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Holleczek, Bernd [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Lissner, Lauren [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Becher, Heiko [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Winkler, Volker [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The incidence of intestinal gastric cancer among resettlers in Germany
• Titelzusatz: do resettlers remain at an elevated risk in comparison to the general population?
• Verf.angabe: Anna Lindblad, Simone Kaucher, Philipp Jaehn, Hiltraud Kajüter, Bernd Holleczek, Lauren Lissner, Heiko Becher and Volker Winkler
• E-Jahr: 2020
• Jahr: 9 December 2020
• Umfang: 13 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 04.02.2021
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International journal of environmental research and public health
• Ort Quelle: Basel : MDPI AG, 2004
• Jahr Quelle: 2020
• Band/Heft Quelle: 17(2020,24) Artikel-Nummer 9215, 13 Seiten
• ISSN Quelle: 1660-4601
• DOI: doi:10.3390/ijerph17249215
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: cohort
• Sach-SW: former Soviet Union
• Sach-SW: Germany
• Sach-SW: incidence
• Sach-SW: Laurén classification
• Sach-SW: migrants
• Sach-SW: stomach cancer
• K10plus-PPN: 1747412953

Abstract

Objective: Previous studies have shown that the incidence of gastric cancer (GC), and particularly intestinal GC, is higher among resettlers from the former Soviet Union (FSU) than in the general German population. Our aim was to investigate if the higher risk remains over time. Methods: GC cases between 1994 and 2013, in a cohort of 32,972 resettlers, were identified by the respective federal cancer registry. Age-standardized rates (ASRs) and standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were analyzed in comparison to the general population for GC subtypes according to the Laurén classification. Additionally, the cohort was pooled with data from a second resettler cohort from Saarland to investigate time trends using negative binomial regression. Results: The incidence of intestinal GC was elevated among resettlers in comparison to the general population (SIR (men) 1.64, 95% CI: 1.09–2.37; SIR (women) 1.91, 95% CI: 1.15–2.98). The analysis with the pooled data confirmed an elevated SIR, which was stable over time. Conclusion: Resettlers’ higher risk of developing intestinal GC does not attenuate towards the incidence in the general German population. Dietary and lifestyle patterns might amplify the risk of GC, and we believe that further investigation of risk behaviors is needed to better understand the development of disease pattern among migrants.