| Stomach cancer affects approximately 8 in 100,000 | | | | can develop in any of them. Depending on the |
| Americans. It is nearly twice as common in men as in | | | | location where the cancer develops, stomach cancer |
| women, and is more common among lower income | | | | can produce different symptoms and different |
| people. The risk of stomach cancer increases past | | | | outcomes. Most researchers agree that stomach |
| the age of forty. Stomach cancer is more common in | | | | cancer develops gradually and is often preceded by |
| foreign countries such Japan, Chile, and Austria, while | | | | the development of precancerous cells. Stomach |
| stomach cancer in the United States is one the | | | | cancer has the ability to spread in several ways: |
| decline, probably due to healthier diets and lifestyles, | | | | through the blood or lymphatic system, or by |
| and to an increased use of refrigeration. | | | | extending into the esophagus or intestine. |
| The stomach is divided into five portions, and cancer | | | | |