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Stomach Cancer Overview
What Is Stomach Cancer?
Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer starts in the stomach. The stomach is divided into five different layers. Cancer can develop in any of these sections. Most stomach cancers start in the mucosa. The cancer can grow deeper and infect the other layers. As it grows deeper, the outlook for a cure gets worse.
What Causes, or Increases the Risk for Stomach Cancer?
* Lack of Refrigeration Increased Smoked and Salted Food Low Fruits and* Vegetables Chemical "Carcinogens" Long Standing Ulcers, Prior Stomach
* Surgery, Rare Genetic Diseases
How does Stomach Cancer spread?
It can grow through the wall of the stomach and into nearby organs or it can also spread to the lymph nodes and then through the lymph system.
When stomach cancer is more advanced, it will travel through the blood stream and form deposits of cancer cells in organs such as the liver, lungs, and bones. But even though it has spread to other organs, it is still called stomach cancer. If it has spread in this manner, it can no longer be cured.
Types of Stomach Cancer
* lymphomas
* gastric stromal tumors
* carcinoid tumors
Symptoms?
* Unintended weight loss and lack of appetite Pain in the area of the stomach* (abdominal pain) Vague discomfort in the abdomen, often above the navel
* A sense of fullness just below the chest bone after eating a small meal
* Heartburn, indigestion, or ulcer-type symptoms Nausea Vomiting, with or without blood Swelling of the abdomen Weakness and fatigue
How Is Stomach Cancer Treated?
* Radiation therapy SurgeryStatistics
About 25,000 people get stomach cancer per year