[Area of high incidence of gastric cancer in Burgos]. / Area de alta incidencia de cáncer gástrico en Burgos.

This is an statistical of the incidence of gastric cancer in the province of Burgos during the period of 1981-1985. The incidence of the disease in this area was the highest in Europe according to world Registries. We observed a high risk area which comprised the regions of Páramo, Bureda and Sierra and Burgos city. The incidence was 65.3 males and 33.4 females per 100,000 inhabitants/year. This values are two times higher than those observed in neighbouring areas and were only surpassed by areas of Costa Rica and Japan.