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Gastric Cancer

Gastric cancer often presents with non-specific symptoms like fatigue, bloating after eating, feeling full quickly, and weight loss. The main risk factors are a history of GERD and obesity. Risk can be reduced by exercising regularly, eating more fruits and vegetables, limiting salty and smoked foods, stopping smoking, and discussing screening with a doctor if at high risk.

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Gastric Cancer

Gastric cancer often presents with non-specific symptoms like fatigue, bloating after eating, feeling full quickly, and weight loss. The main risk factors are a history of GERD and obesity. Risk can be reduced by exercising regularly, eating more fruits and vegetables, limiting salty and smoked foods, stopping smoking, and discussing screening with a doctor if at high risk.

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Gastric cancer:

Signs and symptoms of gastric cancer may include:

 Fatigue

 Feeling bloated after eating

 Feeling full after eating small amounts of food

 Severe, persistent heartburn

 Severe indigestion that is always present

 Unexplained, persistent nausea

 Stomach pain

 Persistent vomiting

 Unintentional weight loss

Risk factors

The main risk factors for gastric cancer are a history of GERD and obesity.

Factors that increase your risk of stomach cancer located in the stomach body include:

 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

 Pernicious anemia

 Smoking

 Stomach polyps
Prevention

It's not clear what causes gastric cancer, so there's no way to prevent it. But you can
take steps to reduce risk of stomach cancer by making small changes to your everyday
life. For instance, try to:

 Exercise. Regular exercise is associated with a reduced risk of stomach cancer.


Try to fit physical activity into your day most days of the week.

 Eat more fruits and vegetables. Try to incorporate more fruits and vegetables
into your diet each day. Choose a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables.

 Reduce the amount of salty and smoked foods you eat. Protect your stomach
by limiting these foods.

 Stop smoking. If you smoke, quit. If you don't smoke, don't start. Smoking
increases your risk of stomach cancer, as well as many other types of cancer.
Quitting smoking can be very difficult, so ask your doctor for help.

 Ask your doctor about your risk of gastroesophageal junction or stomach


cancer. Talk with your doctor if you have an increased risk of gastroesophageal
junction cancer or stomach cancer. Together you may consider periodic endoscopy
to look for signs of stomach cancer.

Reference

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stomach-cancer/symptoms-
causes/syc-20352438

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