STOMACH CANCER

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STOMACH CANCER

Cancer of stomach

Appearance of cells you vitiate of stomach origin.

He is more frequent in greater men of 40 years of age.

Causes

Strangers, although the irritativos factors (to see risk factors) play an important role in their development.

Signs and symptoms

Precocious phases:

Diffuse symptoms of indigestión,

like satiety sensation,

belches,

nauseas

and little appetite.

Following phases:

Loss of inexplicable weight.

Vomits of blood.

Black lees.

Satiety after ingesting small amounts of foods.

Anemia.

Pain in the superior part of the abdomen.

Mass that can be felt in the superior abdomen (sometimes).

Bulk upon clavícula right.

Factors of risk

People of more than 65 years.

Familiar antecedents of stomach cancer.

Sanguineous group. Commonest in people of group A.

Pernicious anemia.

Excessive alcohol consumption.

Deficiency of normal acid of the stomach, previous surgery of the stomach or partial ablation of the stomach.

Diet with great amounts of smoked, marinated meats and in salt meat.

Prevention

It does not discard any symptom of indigestión that lasts several days.

Avoid the meats processed or smoky like bacon and inlays.

Reduce the alcohol consumption if it takes more than 1 or two glasses to the day.

Examine its homemade depositions with tests one or more times to the year to determine if they contain blood.

Diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosis

File and physical examination by a doctor.

Analysis of blood for detection of anemia, tests to measure acid of the stomach and lee analysis to determine hemorrhages.

Method surgical of diagnosis like biopsy by means of gastroscopio.

Imaginería: X-rayses of the stomach, esophagus and thin intestine, T.A.C., Ecografía and/or RMN

TREATMENT:

General measures

There are no specific instructions except for the indicated ones in other sections.

Medication

The doctor can prescribe:

Anticancerous drugs (some times).

Analgesic. Activity

Return to its normal activities as soon as they improve the symptoms after the surgery or the chemotherapy.

Diet

Comma frequently small amounts of soft foods.

Try to maintain its level of calories.

Obtain a suitable food list of a specialist in dietetic.

Warn medical sú if:

After the surgery it has indigestión, that does not send in few days.

They appear new and inexplicable symptoms.

The drugs used in the treatment can produce indirect effect.

Possible

Internal hemorrhage.

Error of diagnosis by stomach ulcer.

Mortal propagation to the liver, bones and lungs.

complications

Until the moment, this disease is incurable.

With precocious diagnosis and treatment, the rate of survival of 5 years is of 65%.

They continue the scientific researches that can make possible the discovery of a treatment and cures effective.

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