Gastric Cancer

Abnormal growth of cells that form in the stomach leads to Stomach cancer. Gastric cancer is the other name of Stomach Cancer. Pre-cancerous changes often take place in the inner lining (mucosa) of the stomach before actually, true cancer develops. These early changes rarely have symptoms, so they are undetected.

Cancers starting in different sections of the stomach can cause different symptoms and tend to have different outcomes. Cancer’s location can also affect treatment options. For stomach cancer usually, the treatment includes Surgery. Before and after the surgery other treatments might be recommended.

Risk Factors

Factors that increase the risk of stomach cancer include:

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Obesity

A diet high in salty and smoked foods

A diet low in fruits and vegetables

Family history of stomach cancer

Infection with Helicobacter pylori

Long-term stomach inflammation (gastritis)

Smoking

Stomach polyps

Types of Gastric Cancer

Adenocarcinomas
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)
Lymphomas

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of stomach cancer may include:

Difficulty swallowing

Feeling bloated after eating

Feeling full after eating small amounts of food

Heartburn

Indigestion

Nausea

Stomach pain

Unintentional weight loss

Vomiting

Treatment

Treatment options for stomach cancer depend on cancer’s location, stage and aggressiveness.

Surgery: The goal of surgery is to remove all of the cancer and some of the healthy tissue around it. Operations used for stomach cancer include:

Removing early-stage tumors from the stomach lining (endoscopy guided resections)
Removing part of the stomach (subtotal gastrectomy)
Removing the entire stomach (total gastrectomy)
Removing lymph nodes to look for cancer
Surgery to relieve signs and symptoms

Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy can be given before surgery to help shrink cancer so that it can be more easily removed or after surgery to kill any cancer cells that might remain in the body. It is often combined with radiation therapy. Chemotherapy may be used alone or with targeted drug therapy in people with advanced stomach cancer.

Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy can be used before surgery to shrink cancer so that it’s more easily removed or after surgery to kill any cancer cells that might remain. Radiation therapy is often combined with chemotherapy. For advanced stomach cancer that can’t be removed with surgery, radiation therapy may be used to relieve side effects, such as pain or bleeding, caused by growing cancer.

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