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| Stomach Cancer | | | | Risk factors |
| Stomach cancer is cancer that occurs in the stomach | | | | Factors that increase your risk of stomach cancer |
| — the muscular sac located in the upper middle of | | | | include : - |
| your abdomen, just below your ribs. Your stomach is | | | | - A diet high in salty and smoked foods |
| responsible for receiving and holding the food you eat | | | | - A diet low in fruits and vegetables |
| and then helping to break down and digest it. | | | | - Eating foods contaminated with aflatoxin fungus |
| Stomach cancer is uncommon in the United States, | | | | - Family history of stomach cancer |
| and the number of people diagnosed with the disease | | | | - Infection with Helicobacter pylori |
| each year is declining. Stomach cancer is much more | | | | - Long-term stomach inflammation (chronic gastritis) |
| common in other areas of the world, particularly | | | | - Pernicious anemia |
| Japan. | | | | - Smoking |
| | | | | - Stomach polyps |
| Symptoms | | | | |
| Signs and symptoms of stomach cancer may include : | | | | Tests and diagnosis |
| - | | | | Tests and procedures used to diagnose stomach |
| - Fatigue | | | | cancer include : - |
| - Feeling bloated after eating | | | | A tiny camera to see inside your stomach (upper |
| - Feeling full after eating little | | | | endoscopy) : - A thin tube containing a tiny camera is |
| - Heartburn | | | | passed down your throat and into your stomach. |
| - Indigestion | | | | Your doctor can look for signs of cancer. If any |
| - Nausea | | | | suspicious areas are found, a piece of tissue can be |
| - Stomach pain | | | | collected for analysis (biopsy). |
| - Vomiting | | | | Imaging tests : - Imaging tests used to look for |
| - Weight loss | | | | stomach cancer include computerized tomography |
| | | | | (CT) and a special type of X-ray sometimes called a |
| When to see a doctor | | | | barium swallow. |
| If you have signs and symptoms that worry you, | | | | |
| make an appointment with your doctor. Your doctor | | | | Treatments |
| will likely investigate more common causes of these | | | | Treatment for the adenocarcinoma type of stomach |
| signs and symptoms first. | | | | cancer may include : - |
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| Causes | | | | Surgery : - |
| | | | | The goal of surgery is to remove all of the stomach |
| Doctors aren't sure what causes stomach cancer. | | | | cancer and a margin of healthy tissue, when possible... |
| There is a strong correlation between a diet high in | | | | |
| smoked, salted and pickled foods and stomach | | | | Radiation therapy : - |
| cancer. As the use of refrigeration for preserving | | | | Radiation therapy uses high-powered beams of |
| foods has increased around the world, the rates of | | | | energy to kill cancer cells. The energy beams come |
| stomach cancer have declined. | | | | from a machine that moves around you as you lie on |
| In general, cancer begins when an error (mutation) | | | | a table... |
| occurs in a cell's DNA. The mutation causes the cell to | | | | |
| grow and divide at a rapid rate and to continue living | | | | Chemotherapy : - |
| when normal cells would die. The accumulating | | | | Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses |
| cancerous cells form a tumor that can invade nearby | | | | chemicals to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs |
| structures. And cancer cells can break off from the | | | | travel throughout your body, killing cancer cells that |
| tumor to spread throughout the body. | | | | may have spread beyond the stomach... |
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| Types of stomach cancer | | | | Clinical trials : - |
| Types of stomach cancer include : - | | | | Clinical trials are studies of new treatments and new |
| Cancer that begins in the glandular cells | | | | ways of using existing treatments. Participating in a |
| (adenocarcinoma) : - The glandular cells that line the | | | | clinical trial may give you a chance to try the latest |
| inside of the stomach secrete a protective layer of | | | | treatments. But clinical trials can't guarantee a cure. In |
| mucus to shield the lining of the stomach from the | | | | some cases, researchers might not be certain of a |
| acidic digestive juices. Adenocarcinoma accounts for | | | | new treatment's side effects... |
| more than 90 percent of all stomach cancers. | | | | |
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| Cancer that begins in immune system cells | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
| (lymphoma) : - The walls of the stomach contain a | | | | |
| small number of immune system cells that can | | | | We Care Core Values |
| develop cancer. Lymphoma in the stomach is rare. | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| | | | | you as the centre. |
| Cancer that begins in hormone-producing cells | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| (carcinoid cancer) : - Hormone-producing cells can | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| develop carcinoid cancer. Carcinoid cancer is rare. | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| Cancer that begins in nervous system tissues : - A | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) begins in | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| specific nervous system cells found in your stomach. | | | | across the sub continent. |
| GIST is a very rare form of cancer. | | | | |