| Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, occurs in | | | | Adenocarcinomas account for 95 percent of all |
| the wall and lining of the stomach. According to the | | | | stomach cancers. It is found in the stomach's |
| American Cancer Society, about 21,500 new cases of | | | | innermost lining. Lymphoma is an aggressive stomach |
| stomach cancer were reported in 2008. Stomach | | | | cancer found on the immune system tissues in the |
| cancer was once a leading cause of cancer deaths, | | | | stomach wall. Carcinoid tumors account for a small |
| but has recently become less common. | | | | percentage of stomach cancer and originate in the |
| There is no specific reason for the decline in the | | | | hormone-producing cells of the stomach. |
| number of new cases; however, doctors believe it | | | | Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, also called GISTs, are |
| may be linked to refrigeration use for storage of | | | | rare tumors that can develop in other places besides |
| food. Before refrigeration, people preserved food by | | | | the stomach; however, the most common location |
| smoking, salting, or pickling. Large amounts of nitrates | | | | for GISTs is indeed the stomach. |
| and nitrites are found in these types of preserved | | | | The doctors at New Hope Medical Center will work |
| foods, and these nitrates and nitrites can be | | | | to create an alternative cancer treatment for |
| converted into cancer-causing compounds in the | | | | patients with stomach cancer. More than 50 years of |
| stomach. Humans infected with the bacteria known | | | | experience has helped the team at New Hope |
| as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are at higher risk for | | | | develop the New Hope Treatment Method, an |
| developing stomach cancer as well. H. pylori lives in | | | | alternative cancer treatment focused on individualized |
| the stomach's mucous layer and has only recently | | | | care. A specialized regimen allows for optimum |
| been linked to stomach cancer. Because of this, | | | | patient care. The staff at the New Hope alternative |
| doctors are still studying the ways the bacteria are | | | | cancer treatment center carefully evaluates a patient |
| transmitted to humans as well as the reasons for its | | | | before an alternative cancer treatment is suggested. |
| association with stomach cancer. | | | | Several alternative cancer treatment options are |
| The development of stomach cancer tends to be | | | | included in the overall plan, including but not limited to |
| slow, occurring over many years. Many early-stage | | | | changes in diet and nutrition, immune system |
| symptoms go unnoticed and undetected. However, | | | | enhancement, physical therapy, homeopathic |
| when the cancer is advanced, there are several signs | | | | medicines, acupuncture, ozone therapy, and stress |
| and symptoms including: | | | | management. |
| - weakness and fatigue | | | | The entire staff at the New Hope Medical Center |
| - unintended weight loss | | | | works hard to help cancer patients who are looking |
| - lack of appetite | | | | for alternative cancer treatments that are effective |
| - general discomfort in the abdomen | | | | and non-invasive. The knowledgeable and friendly |
| - abdominal discomfort, especially after eating | | | | staff provide a warm environment for cancer |
| - feeling full after meals, even when eating is normal | | | | patients. The New Hope Medical Center doctors, |
| - nausea | | | | nurses, oncologists, and nutritionists strive to meet |
| - vomiting, with or without blood | | | | individual alternative cancer treatment needs. |
| There are different types of stomach cancer. | | | | |