Gastric cancer

Gastric cancer usually occurs in people over the age of 40 years and sometimes occurs also in younger individuals. Most cancers occur on the lesser curvature of the stomach or antrum of the stomach and the cancer is adenocarcinoma. The incidence of gastric cancer is more common in Japan. Diet appears to be a significant factor, for example, lots of eating-smoked foods and a lower intake of fruits and vegetables. Other factors associated with the incidence of gastric cancer diseases including chronic inflammation of the stomach, pernicious anemia, aklprhidria, gastric ulcers, Helicobacter pylori bacteria and heredity. The prognosis is poor, because most patients had metastases at diagnosis is established.
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Generally, gastric cancer is more common in men aged 40 years and over, is rare in women. This cancer is very quickly spread to nearby lymph nodes liver and lungs.

The cause of gastric cancer is not known for certain, but it is always associated with an ulcer, inflammation of the stomach (gastritis) accompanied by shrinking the stomach or genetic factors. Typically, a person suffering from stomach cancer have a family member who is also affected by this cancer. In addition, there is also a driving factor, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and how to process certain foods and diet foods. From the research, there is a correlation between gastric cancer and foods consumed. Certain foods can increase the risk of gastric cancer. The following are among the food in question:

- High salt content food such as meat and fish are marinated and smoked foods
- Makanana preserved with nitrates
- Vegetables preserved with acid
- Alcohol and coffee, if consumed in excess or on an empty stomach.

The clinical features of gastric cancer

Gastric cancer is often too late to know, because there are no clinical symptoms start. Although dyspepsia remains a common indication for endoscopy diagnostic immediately. Ironically gastric cancer patients often results in stomach acid decreases. Many diseases of stomach cancer proved to be at an advanced stage when identified.

The early symptoms are often indefinitif, because most tumors start in the lesser curvature of the place where the tumor is only menyebab small disturbance in the function of the stomach.

1. The initial stage; the symptoms can not be seen: it may resemble symptoms of benign ulcer patients circuitry, for example, the pain will be gone by administering antacids.

2. The symptoms of progressive disease: can not digest, anorexia, dyspepsia, weight loss, abdominal pain (usually a late symptom), constipation, anemia and nausea and vomiting.