摘要
Introduction Gastric cancer is a heterogeneous disease with large variations across geographical regions （1）. Although the global incidence of gastric cancer is declining, it remains highly prevalent in Asia as compared to the West （2,3）. China is one of the countries with the highest incidence of gastric cancer, and accounts for over 40% of all new gastric cancer cases in the world （4,5）. Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer mortality in China （6,7）. The 7th National Gastric Cancer Academic Conference （NGCAC） was held in Beijing from June 22 to June 24 with approximately 1,200 attendees, which was organized by Gastric Cancer Committee, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association （CACA） （Figure I）. The theme of this conference was specification, integration, and transformation. Dr. Jiafu Ji, MD, FACS, the chairman of the conference, the president of Gastric Cancer Committee, CACA, pointed out that the conference was aimed at standardizing the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer, integrating the information platform, and transferring current research achievements （Figure 1）. It has been about thirteen years since last National gastric cancer academic conference, which was held in Nanjing in 1999. In this conference, nine pioneer experts （Drs Yan-Zhen Lin, Ji-Fu Wang, Guang-Wei Xu, Jun-Qing Chen, Wen-Fan Zhang, Yin-Chang Zhang, Mao-Lin Jin, Xiang-Fu Zhang, and Xi-Shan Hao） were awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Gastric Cancer Committee, CACA. There were ten sessions and more than two hundred papers or abstracts submitted, the proceeding was published in Translational Gastrointestinal Cancer Vol 1, supplement 1, June 2 012.
Introduction Gastric cancer is a heterogeneous disease with large variations across geographical regions （1）. Although the global incidence of gastric cancer is declining, it remains highly prevalent in Asia as compared to the West （2,3）. China is one of the countries with the highest incidence of gastric cancer, and accounts for over 40% of all new gastric cancer cases in the world （4,5）. Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer mortality in China （6,7）. The 7th National Gastric Cancer Academic Conference （NGCAC） was held in Beijing from June 22 to June 24 with approximately 1,200 attendees, which was organized by Gastric Cancer Committee, Chinese Anti-Cancer Association （CACA） （Figure I）. The theme of this conference was specification, integration, and transformation. Dr. Jiafu Ji, MD, FACS, the chairman of the conference, the president of Gastric Cancer Committee, CACA, pointed out that the conference was aimed at standardizing the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer, integrating the information platform, and transferring current research achievements （Figure 1）. It has been about thirteen years since last National gastric cancer academic conference, which was held in Nanjing in 1999. In this conference, nine pioneer experts （Drs Yan-Zhen Lin, Ji-Fu Wang, Guang-Wei Xu, Jun-Qing Chen, Wen-Fan Zhang, Yin-Chang Zhang, Mao-Lin Jin, Xiang-Fu Zhang, and Xi-Shan Hao） were awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by Gastric Cancer Committee, CACA. There were ten sessions and more than two hundred papers or abstracts submitted, the proceeding was published in Translational Gastrointestinal Cancer Vol 1, supplement 1, June 2 012.
