Stomach Cancer, All About Stomach Cancer, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Stomach Oncology.
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Malignant formations in the stomach occupy second place among all cancer in Russia, yielding the championship of lung cancer (among men) and the mammary glands (in women). Location, morphology and tendency to the development of metastases affect the forecast of the entire course of treatment.
All about stomach cancer
The timely detection of the stomach cancer on its symptoms and additional results of the surveys allowed in the early stages to stop the development of the disease and formation of metastases.
Causes of gastric cancer
Stomach cancer, like the other oncological pathologies, is developing for reasons, definitely unknown to today official medicine. Over the years of observations, the main factors were identified that potentially affect the possibility of the appearance of the disease:
- Consumption of carcinogen: unhealthy food, preservatives, nitrosamines, etc.;
- Infections: Helicobacter Pylory, located in the stomach, can provoke the development of neoplasms;
- Smoking and alcohol abuse;
- heredity.
Doctors also allocate a group of so-called precancerous states that can provoke a gastric cancer. Among them are gastritis, peptic disease, pernicious anemia, polyps, period after resection and other.
Symptoms of a malignant tumor of the stomach
Cancer in the stomach in the early stages is practically not manifested, so it is possible to diagnose it only when passing a special examination. Sometimes during this period, patients note nonspecific symptoms (fatigue, weakness, decrease in appetite), which are mistakenly attributed to temporary disorders. At the later stages, cancer is expressed by pains in the upper part of the abdomen, nausea, belching, vomiting, feeling a crowded stomach after eating. In many cases, the tumor can develop without manifestation of signs, so diagnosed already in the later stages in the launched state.
Complications of stomach cancer
The most dangerous complication of the gastric cancer — The appearance of metastases in other organs, most often the liver and lungs are susceptible to lesions. Cancer cells in these organs confirm the presence of the last, fourth stage of the disease, when fully cured it is not possible. For such patients in modern medicine, a whole range of events has been developed, which allows to significantly extend the life.
Treatment of stomach cancer
Treatment of cancer of the stomach does not allow independent treatment, all appointments must be made only by a doctor after a comprehensive examination and determination of the degree of development of the tumor. Practice shows that the disease detected at an early stage is quite effectively therapy, so it is not recommended to delay the visit to the doctor to the doctor.
The most effective way to treat a stomach cancer is surgical interference with the full removal of the neoplasm, and no other methods cannot be replaced with it. Depending on the degree of development of the tumor, the doctor may prescribe an additional combined application of radiation and chemical therapy.
Prevention of the disease
As there are no exact reasons for the development of stomach cancer, there are no accurate recommendations that can protect the patient from the occurrence of a malignant tumor. However, each in the power to reduce the risk of the appearance of the disease, fencing itself from the factors provoking its appearance: to revise the diet towards useful and healthy food, refuse bad habits and regularly undergo prophylactic examinations for timely detection of danger.
