Understanding Gastric Cancer and Its Relationship to the Immune System and Microenvironment

Presented by The Stanford Health Library and The Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide and disproportionately impacts ethnic minorities, including Asian Americans. Andrew Li, MD provides an overview of gastric cancer, its development, and role of the immune system and microenvironment in the progression from chronic inflammation to gastric cancer. Want to know more? Ask a Librarian. Our medical librarians are here to help you find reliable information to answer your health-related questions. We use a variety of the most current, scientifically based resources to answer your specific questions and will send you a research packet tailored to you. This is a free service open to everyone. https://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/re... Take 5 minutes for yourself. Check out Stanford Health Library's free mindfulness and meditation resources including guided meditations to help ease pain, aid in healthful sleep, promote successful surgery, and more: https://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/bo... Speaker Andrew Li, MD is a fellow in the division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His research interests are in gastrointestinal cancers, precision medicine, and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.