Amount of stomach cancer has decreased because of the following elements:
Better socio-economic needs
The widespread use of refrigeration for food preservation
Adopt a diet rich in fruits and vegetables
In areas where the incidence of stomach cancer remains high, such as Japan, the selection of programs including undergraduate and GI barium, survival rates, more recently, endoscopy has improved.
Doctors are finding more cases at an early stage of development.
The elimination of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with peptic ulcer disease may also reduce the rate of stomach cancer.
It was suggested that people who had portions of their stomachs removed for 20 years or older should receive endoscopies a year. This is due to increased risk of stomach cancer after the surgery.
Evidence does not support mass screening of populations with low rates of stomach cancer.
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Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Treatment Of Stomach Cancer
Treatment of stomach cancer depends on the test results and your overall health.
People with advanced heart and lung disease can not tolerate aggressive treatment.
In many cases, gastric cancer may have advanced too far in all the treatments available to work.
You will need surgery to heal. Her stomach is completely removed, and the esophagus joins the small intestine.
The surgery can relieve symptoms of obstruction. At the top of the stomach is connected to the small intestine, bypassing the zone blocking.
Companion of chemotherapy or radiation therapy may improve survival after surgery.
After your stomach has been removed, your doctor will monitor your condition with repeat CT of the abdomen and endoscopy to make sure the cancer will not return.
People with advanced heart and lung disease can not tolerate aggressive treatment.
In many cases, gastric cancer may have advanced too far in all the treatments available to work.
You will need surgery to heal. Her stomach is completely removed, and the esophagus joins the small intestine.
The surgery can relieve symptoms of obstruction. At the top of the stomach is connected to the small intestine, bypassing the zone blocking.
Companion of chemotherapy or radiation therapy may improve survival after surgery.
After your stomach has been removed, your doctor will monitor your condition with repeat CT of the abdomen and endoscopy to make sure the cancer will not return.
Symptoms Of Stomach Cancer
Early symptoms of stomach cancer tends to be vague and nonspecific. Search doctor if you have one of the following:
Mild upper abdominal discomfort associated with nausea and anorexia
Difficulty swallowing due to a tumor that affects the upper stomach near the esophagus
Feeling of fullness after taking only a small amount of food
The following symptoms may indicate advanced disease:
Fatigue
Weight loss
Iron deficiency anemia
Apparent blood loss - Vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds or black stools
Nausea and vomiting - A late symptom caused by blocking drainage in the stomach for the expansion of cancer
Mild upper abdominal discomfort associated with nausea and anorexia
Difficulty swallowing due to a tumor that affects the upper stomach near the esophagus
Feeling of fullness after taking only a small amount of food
The following symptoms may indicate advanced disease:
Fatigue
Weight loss
Iron deficiency anemia
Apparent blood loss - Vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds or black stools
Nausea and vomiting - A late symptom caused by blocking drainage in the stomach for the expansion of cancer
Causes Of Stomach Cancer
When you are told you have cancer of the stomach, it is natural to wonder what might have caused the disease. But no one knows the exact causes of stomach cancer. Doctors seldom know why one person develops stomach cancer and others do not.
Doctors know that people with certain risk factors are more likely than others to develop stomach cancer. A risk factor is anything that can increase the chances of getting a disease.
Studies have shown the following risk factors for stomach cancer:
Infection with Helicobacter pylori: H. pylori is a bacterium that usually affects the lining (mucosa) of the stomach. Infection with H. pylori can cause stomach inflammation and peptic ulcers. It also increases the risk of stomach cancer, but only a small number of infected people develop stomach cancer.
In the long term stomach: people who have conditions associated with long-term gastritis (such as anemia, a blood disorder) are at increased risk of stomach cancer. In addition, people who have been part of the stomach may be out long term inflammation of the stomach and an increased risk of gastric cancer for many years of their surgery.
Smoking: Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop gastric cancer. Heavy smokers are at increased risk.
Family history: close relatives (parents, brothers, sisters or children) of a person with a history of stomach cancer is slightly higher chance of developing their disease. If many close relatives have a history of stomach cancer, the risk is even greater.
Poor diet, physical inactivity, and obesity:
Studies suggest that people who eat a diet rich in foods that are smoked, salted or pickled have an increased risk of stomach cancer. On the other hand, people who eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables have a lower risk for this disease.
Lack of exercise can increase the risk of stomach cancer.
In addition, people who are obese may be at increased risk of developing cancer of the upper stomach.
Most people who have known risk factors do not develop stomach cancer. For example, many people infected with H. pylori, but never develop cancer.
On the other hand, those who develop the disease, sometimes no known risk factors.
Doctors know that people with certain risk factors are more likely than others to develop stomach cancer. A risk factor is anything that can increase the chances of getting a disease.
Studies have shown the following risk factors for stomach cancer:
Infection with Helicobacter pylori: H. pylori is a bacterium that usually affects the lining (mucosa) of the stomach. Infection with H. pylori can cause stomach inflammation and peptic ulcers. It also increases the risk of stomach cancer, but only a small number of infected people develop stomach cancer.
In the long term stomach: people who have conditions associated with long-term gastritis (such as anemia, a blood disorder) are at increased risk of stomach cancer. In addition, people who have been part of the stomach may be out long term inflammation of the stomach and an increased risk of gastric cancer for many years of their surgery.
Smoking: Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop gastric cancer. Heavy smokers are at increased risk.
Family history: close relatives (parents, brothers, sisters or children) of a person with a history of stomach cancer is slightly higher chance of developing their disease. If many close relatives have a history of stomach cancer, the risk is even greater.
Poor diet, physical inactivity, and obesity:
Studies suggest that people who eat a diet rich in foods that are smoked, salted or pickled have an increased risk of stomach cancer. On the other hand, people who eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables have a lower risk for this disease.
Lack of exercise can increase the risk of stomach cancer.
In addition, people who are obese may be at increased risk of developing cancer of the upper stomach.
Most people who have known risk factors do not develop stomach cancer. For example, many people infected with H. pylori, but never develop cancer.
On the other hand, those who develop the disease, sometimes no known risk factors.
Stomach Cancer Overview
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Most cancers of the stomach or stomach cancer begins in the glandular tissue that lines the stomach.
These abnormal cells grow and divide rapidly accumulate a moment to form a tumor.
As time goes on stomach cancer or gastric cancer, if left untreated spreads and grows in the deeper layers. The tumor can spread along the wall of the stomach or may develop directly through the wall and remove the cells in the bloodstream or lymphatic system.
Cancers of the stomach or gastric cancer
Stomach cancer or gastric cancer is generally classified into three types, depending on the tissue where they originate. Adenocarcinomas, the most common type, which begins in the lining of the glandular stomach.
Another type of lymphoma, in which the lymphatic system, and the third type is sarcomas involving the connective tissue such as muscle, fat, or blood vessels.
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