Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer is a disease in which cells are cancerous (malignant) in the tissues of the stomach. The stomach is a J-shaped organ located in the upper abdomen where food is broken down (digestion).
The symptoms of stomach cancer may include:
• Indigestion or stomach burning
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea or constipation
• Defamation stomach after meals
• Loss of appetite
• Weakness and fatigue
• bleeding
• Changes in urinary or intestinal rhythm
• Difficult to heal wounds
• Difficulty swallowing
• Persistent cough or hoarseness
• Sudden changes in skin warts
• Weight loss.
Food reaches the stomach through a tube called the esophagus that connects the mouth to the stomach. After passing through the stomach, partially digested food pass into the small intestine and then the large intestine or colon. Sometimes cancer can be found in the stomach for a long time and grow considerably before it causes symptoms. In the early stages of stomach cancer, the patient may suffer from indigestion and upset stomach, bloated feeling after eating; have mild nausea, loss of appetite or heartburn. In the later stages of stomach cancer, the patient may have blood in the stool, vomiting, weight loss or stomach pain. The probability that the patient will develop cancer of the stomach is higher has had a stomach infection caused by Helicobacter pylori, or is elderly, if male, smoking cigarettes or drink is often a dry food diet salt.
