Abstract
Socioeconomic inequalities influence the development of inequalities in healthcare-morbidity, treatment, survival, care and quality of life of the patients. Gastric cancer is the 4th most frequent and the 3rd deadliest malignant disease in the world, while approximately 70%. of gastric cancer cases occur in the undeveloped countries. The purpose of this paper is to review the published literature on the influence of socioeconomic inequalities on gastric cancer development, its early detection, treatment and survival rates. The results indicate that in persons of lower socioeconomic status there is a higher risk for development of gastric cancer which is usually detected in an advanced phase and the survival time is shorter. Preventive measures within national, social and economic policies aiming to reduce inequality will result in reducing gastric cancer morbidity and mortality and consequent economic burden to society imposed by this disease.
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