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Home :: Family Health :: Stomach Cancer Stomach Cancer - Stomach Cancer symptom, treatment, causesStomach Cancer is a malignant neoplasm (abnormal tissue growth) arising in the stomach lining. The cause of stomach (gastric) cancer is unknown. but because of enormous differences of incidence in different parts of the world (for example 85 per 100 000 in Japan, 8 per 100 000 in the usa), environmental factors are suspected. Stomach cancer is rare before the age of 40 and is more common in men than in women. Early symptoms are non-specific and develop so gradually that they are seldom noticed until the cancer is advanced. At first there may be indigestion and a feeling of fullness or discomfort in the upper abdomen after meals. Later symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, pain in the upper abdomen and vomiting. Bleeding from the cancer may lead to vomiting blood; black, tarry faeces; and symptoms of anaemia such as paleness, weakness and shortness of breath. If stomach cancer is suspected from the appearance of a contrast X-ray (barium meal), the diagnosis can be confirmed by gastroscopy (internal examination of the stomach through a viewing instrument) and biopsy. Treatment is by removal of the stomach, which if performed early may cure the disease. If the cancer has spread too far for surgery, radiotherapy and chemo-therapy may be used but the outlook is not good. Stomach cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. When food enters the stomach, muscles in the stomach wall create a rippling motion that mixes and mashes the food. This motion is called peristalsis. At the same time, juices made by glands in the lining of the stomach help digest the food. After about 3 hours, the food becomes a liquid and moves into the small intestine, where digestion continues. There are about 9,000 new cases of stomach cancer diagnosed every year and it's more common in men, particularly in late middle age. Stomoch cancer is on the decrease and is now about half as common as it was 30 years ago. Stomach cancer can spread (metastasize) to the esophagus or the small intestine, and can extend through the stomach wall to nearby lymph nodes and organs (e.g., liver, pancreas, colon). It also can metastasize to other parts of the body (e.g., lungs, ovaries, bones). Cauases of Stomach CancerThe common Cauases of Stomach Cancer :
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