Gastric Cancer II

Cause Gastric Cancer
Stomach cancer often begins on the side where the inflamed stomach lining. But many experts believe that inflammation is the result of stomach cancer, not as a cause of cancer.
Some experts argue, gastrikum ulcers can cause cancer. But most people with ulcers and gastric cancer, the possibility that cancer is not detected before tukaknya formed.

Helicobacter pylori, bacteria that play an important role in ulcer duodenalis, also could play a role in the occurrence of gastric cancer.

Gastric polyp, a benign growth that round, which grew into the cavity of the stomach, allegedly a sign of cancer and therefore it is always a polyp removed.
Cancer may occur in conjunction with certain types of polyps, the polyps larger than 1.8 cm or polyps of more than 1.

Specific dietary factor is estimated to play a role in the growth of gastric cancer.
These factors include:
- high salt intake
- high carbohydrate intake
- intake of preservatives (nitrates) high
- intake of green vegetables and fruits are lacking.
However, none of these factors that have been proven to cause cancer.

Diagnose Gastric Cancer

Stomach cancer symptoms can be confused with peptic ulcers.
If symptoms do not disappear after a patient taking medication for ulcers or if symptoms include weight loss, then the suspicion of a gastric cancer.

X-ray examination using barium to mark a change in the surface of the stomach is often done, but rarely can find a small gastric cancer in early stages.

Endoscopy is the best diagnostic procedure because:
- allows doctors to see directly the stomach
- could find the existence of Helicobacter pylori, bacteria that play a role in gastric cancer
- can take a sample of tissue for microscopic examination.

Treatment Tips
Benign gastric polyps removed using endoscopy.

When carcinoma is found in the stomach, surgery is usually performed to try to cure him.
Most or all of the stomach and nearby lymph nodes involved was appointed.

If the carcinoma has spread beyond the stomach, the goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and prolong life expectancy.
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can relieve symptoms.
Results of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in lymphoma better than carcinoma. Perhaps patients will survive longer could even full recovery.

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Gastric Cancer

Gastric Cancer-Benign tumors in the stomach does not seem to cause symptoms or medical problems. But sometimes, some bleeding or develop into cancer.

Approximately 99% of gastric cancer is adenocarcinoma.
Other gastric cancer is leiomiosarkoma (smooth muscle cancer) and lymphoma.

Kankler stomach is more common in the elderly.
Less than 25% of certain cancers occur in people under the age of 50 years.
In China, Japan, Chile and Iceland, gastric cancer is often found.
In the U.S., more common in poor, black people and people living in the north. And is the No. 7 cause of death, which occurred at about 8 of every 100,000 people.

Symptoms of Gastric Cancer
In the early stages of gastric cancer, its symptoms are vague and often ignored.
If symptoms develop, can help determine where the location of gastric cancer. For example, full or uncomfortable feeling after eating may reveal cancer in the lower stomach.

Weight loss or fatigue usually caused by feeding difficulties or an inability to absorb some vitamins and minerals.

Anemia can be caused by the gradual bleeding that does not cause other symptoms.
Sometimes the person may also experience a lot of vomiting blood (hematemesis) or issue a black stool (melena).

When gastric cancer is growing, there may be palpable mass in the abdominal wall.

In the early stages, the small gastric tumors can spread (metastasize) to distant places.
The spread of tumors can cause an enlarged liver, jaundice (jaundice), fluid collection in the abdomen (ascites) and skin nodules are malignant.
The spread of cancer can also cause bone loss, resulting in broken bones.

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