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Stomach Cancer

The stomach is an organ between the esophagus and the small intestine. It mixes food with stomach acid and helps digest protein. Stomach cancer mostly affects older people - two-thirds of people who have it are over age 65. Your risk of getting it is also higher if you:

  • Have had a
  • Have had stomach inflammation
  • Are a man
  • Eat lots of salted, smoked, or pickled foods
  • Smoke cigarettes
  • Have a family history of stomach cancer

It is hard to diagnose stomach cancer in its early stages. Indigestion and stomach discomfort can be symptoms of early cancer, but other problems can cause the same symptoms. In advanced cases, there may be blood in your stool, vomiting, unexplained weight loss, jaundice, or trouble swallowing. Doctors diagnose stomach cancer with a physical exam, blood and imaging tests, an endoscopy, and a biopsy.

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Results 1 - 10 of 222 for Gastric cancer
  1. Stomach Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... food with stomach acid and helps digest protein. Stomach cancer mostly affects older people - two-thirds of people ... foods Smoke cigarettes Have a family history of stomach cancer It is hard to diagnose stomach cancer in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/stomachcancer.html - Health Topics
  2. Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer 
    Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is an inherited disorder that greatly increases the chance of developing a form of stomach(gastric) cancer. In this form, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-diffuse-gastric-cancer - Genetics
  3. Stomach cancer 
    ... You are more likely to be diagnosed with gastric cancer if you: Have a diet low in fruits and vegetables Have a family history of gastric cancer Have an infection of the stomach by a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000223.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Drugs Approved for Stomach (Gastric) Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    ... the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for stomach (gastric) cancer. The list includes generic names and brand names. ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/stomach - External Health Links
  5. Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer (American Cancer Society)  
    ... that may increase your chance of developing stomach (gastric) cancer. Read more about which risk factors you might ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html - External Health Links
  6. Pembrolizumab Injection 
    ... cancer (cancer that begins in the large intestine), gastric cancer (cancer of the stomach), esophageal cancer (cancer of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a614048.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Nivolumab Injection 
    ... tube that connects your throat to your stomach), gastric cancer (cancer of the stomach) or gastroesophageal junction cancer ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a614056.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki Injection 
    ... is also used to treat certain types of gastric cancer (cancer of the stomach) in adults that has ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a620006.html - Drugs and Supplements
  9. Nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy Injection 
    ... tube that connects your throat to your stomach) gastric cancer (cancer of the stomach) gastroesophageal junction cancer (cancer ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a625029.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Tislelizumab-jsgr injection 
    ... to your stomach) and a certain type of gastric cancer (cancer of the stomach). Tislelizumab-jsgr is in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a624026.html - Drugs and Supplements
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