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gastric cancer, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment

gastric cancer, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment

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Top Doctors editorial
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Created by: Top Doctors editorial
Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 16/03/2019

Gastric cancer is often problematic because it is usually detected at an advanced stage. All patients with these symptoms and / or recently diagnosed with gastric cancer you should be seen by a multidisciplinary team with experience in handling

Dr. Edgar Guillermo Flores Ayala

stomach cancer Gastric cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the organ. The stomach is in the upper abdomen and helps digest food and secrete substances for nutrient absorption in the intestinal tract.

Unfortunately, it is often diagnosed at an advanced stage because no signs of initial way and often the patient self medica.

Symptoms and risk factors of gastric cancer

Some risk factors for stomach cancer include

  • I NFECTION stomach by H elicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
  • Chronic gastritis ( i nflamación stomach)
  • I ntestinal ( a condition in which the normal lining of the stomach is replaced by cells lining the i ntestinos)
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or gastric polyps
  • Having a diet high in salt, smoked foods and low in fruits and vegetables
  • Advanced age
  • Smoke
  • Parents or siblings who suffered from stomach cancer

In the early stages of stomach cancer may have the following symptoms:

  • Indigestion and stomach discomfort.
  • Bloating after eating.
  • Mild nausea.
  • Loss of appetite.
  • Heartburn / reflux / "Heartburn"

In advanced stages of stomach cancer you may have the following signs and symptoms:

  • Blood in the stool.
  • Vomiting.
  • Weight loss with no known reason.
  • Stomachache.
  • Jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin).
  • Ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdomen).
  • Trouble swallowing.

Occasionally it is discovered by emergency surgery.

Diagnosis and treatment

Once a diagnosis established risk plan regularly includes endoscopy with biopsy, CT scan and planning to properly decide staggered staging and treatment received by each patient individually set.

Minimally invasive surgery plays an important role, both diagnostic and therapeutic.

According to the characteristics of the patient and the tumor cell, comes in multimodality therapy including chemotherapy and radiotherapy peri operative in case of advanced stages.

All patients with these symptoms and / or recently diagnosed with gastric cancer should be seen by a multidisciplinary and experienced in handling equipment, thus being the best cure rates are obtained.

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