Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Early warning signals of gastric cancer

In the early gastric cancer is often no specific symptoms, along with the gradual development of cancer affecting gastric function, symptoms began to stand out. Even so, these symptoms are non-specific gastric cancer, often associated with gastritis, peptic ulcer and other chronic stomach similar to the stomach and even the general medicine service can be eased, but there are clues to be found. Early gastric cancer mainly in the following signals:

First, the stomach pain. Only when the beginning of a sense of epigastric discomfort, or bloating feeling, and sometimes chest aches, often mistaken for gastritis or ulcer disease, particularly cancer, gastric antrum, duodenum can often lead to functional change in the regular pain.

Second, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue. Often the first symptom of gastric cancer, accounting for about 40%.

Third, nausea and vomiting. Early may be the only fullness and nausea, symptoms are mainly caused by gastrointestinal disorders caused by tumors.

Fourth, bleeding and melena. This symptom of early gastric cancer accounted for 20% of elderly people who no stomach the event of a black history should be alert to the possibility of gastric cancer.

Fifth, there is tenderness on the abdomen.

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