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The corrected prevalence of gastric cancer in this select population was 1.05 per thousand patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>DISCUSSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Endoscopy yielded three gastric cancers in this sample of under 45 year old dyspeptic patients without sinister symptoms. 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