Risk factors among medical workers in Primorsky Krai and prevention of stomach tumors

Introduction. The article reflects the problem of the development of stomach cancer in medical workers under the influence of industrial factors, including those with carcinogenic effects, as well as risk factors including hereditary, nutritional, infectious, environmental and lifestyle factors. The appearance of the first symptoms and latent course, as well as the long-term development of the tumor, does not always make it possible to correlate the emerging malignant process with carcinogenic factors in the workplace.

Materials and methods. In our study, we analyzed the incidence of prostate cancer among medical and non-medical workers of the same medical institutions using statistical analysis.

Results. The article notes that knowledge of modern technologies for the diagnosis of precancerous diseases, widespread cancer awareness in such risk groups as medical workers in medical institutions in Primorsky Krai and risk factors (working conditions) did not lead to an increase in the detection of malignant diseases at the initial stages (0, 1, 2).

Limitations of the study: patients with malignant gastric tumors who worked in medical institutions of Primorsky Krai were examined only.

Conclusion. Ways to solve this problem are presented in this article. We have reviewed and systematized such factors of the production environment of medical institutions that are considered less studied and that have a adverse impact on the health in staff, as well as proposed preventive measures aimed at minimizing the identified risks.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study did not require ethics approval because it did not involve human participants. It was based entirely on data from registration forms.

Contributions:
Tokareva E.O. – obtaining data for analysis, developing research design, curating data; conceptualization; writing the text of the manuscript; review of publications on the topic of the article;
Alenitckaia M.V. – software; editing of the material; writing the text of the manuscript; verification; visualization.
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version.

Acknowledgements. The article was prepared with the support of DSc (Medicine), Professor, Corresponding member. RAS K.V. Stegnia in the framework of a research project.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Funding. The study had no sponsorship.

Received: June 5, 2025 / Revised: July 4, 2025 / Accepted: October 15, 2025 / Published: April 17, 2026

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