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Stomach or Gastric Cancer

What is Stomach or Gastric Cancer?

Stomach cancer is an abnormal growth of cells that begins in the stomach. The stomach is a muscular sac located in the upper middle of your abdomen, just below your ribs. Your stomach receives and holds the food you eat and then helps to break down and digest it.

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, can affect any part of the stomach. In most of the world, stomach cancers form in the main part of the stomach (stomach body).

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What are the risk factors of Stomach Cancer?

A number of factors can increase a patient’s risk of developing stomach cancer, including:

  • Diet high in red meats and fats while low in fruits and vegetables
  • Tobacco use
  • Heavy alcohol use
  • Stomach surgery
  • Having blood type A
  • A history of polyps in the stomach
  • Exposure to dusts or fumes in the workplace or environment
  • Obesity
  • Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and African-Americans have a higher risk

What are the causes of Gastric or Stomach Cancer?

  • Ulcers caused by common bacteria, H. Pylori
  • Chronic Gastritis, an inflammation takes place in your gut
  • Pernicious anemia
  • Polyps formed in the stomach with malignant growth
  • Being obese or overweight may cause the growth of cancer cell in the stomach
  • Salty, pickled and smoked diet also may risk developing an abnormality in stomach cell causing cancer
  • An earlier history of surgery for ulcer in the stomach may cause a growth of cancer cell
  • Working in rubber, metal, timber, asbestos and coal industries may cause risk exposure to gastric cancer

What are the symptoms of Stomach or Gastric Cancer?

Stomach cancer typically has no early symptoms. Therefore, unfortunately, people often do not feel anything wrong is going on until the stomach reached an advanced stage. However, following symptoms which are happening consistently require immediate attention to a doctor for further investigation:

  • Frequent heartburn
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Constant bloating
  • Loss of appetite
  • Early satiety
  • Jaundice
  • Blood in stool
  • Stomach pain
  • Excessive fatigue

What are the treatments for Stomach Gastric Cancer?

Once the stomach cancer is detected, the treatment is individualized to the type and stage of disease:

  • Surgery
  • Endoscopic mucosal resection — removal of the tumors from the inner lining of the stomach made surgically at the early stage.
  • Subtotal gastrectomy — a portion of the stomach is removed surgically
  • Total gastrectomy — entire stomach is removed surgically
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation therapy
  • Targeted therapy
  • Immunotherapy
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