Stomach Cancer

WHAT IS STOMACH CANCER?

Adenocarcinoma of the stomach was the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide through most of the twentieth century.

RISK FACTORS OF STOMACH CANCER

Risk factors include high salt consumption, high nitrate consumption, low dietary vitamin A and C, lack of food refrigeration, Helicobacter Pylori infection, cigarette smoking, precursor lesions, and other occupational and genetic factors. 

SYMPTOMS OF STOMACH CANCER

Dysphagia, indigestion, early satiety, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, weight loss are the common symptoms.