Gastric cancer

Gastric tumors consisting of benign and malignant tumors. Patients with benign tumors less frequently compared with malignant tumors. Gastric cancer is commonly found type of adenocarcinoma. This type of cancer ranks third in gastrointestinal cancers in the U.S. after colon and pancreatic cancer.

Gastric cancer is still common in the world community. Patients with gastric cancer in Japan are much higher than in Western countries. The damage to the mucous membranes of the stomach caused by bacillus infection Helikobakteri pilori spur the formation of cancer cells in the stomach. Gastric cancer is rarely declined. However, it should suspect the existence of hereditary factors in patients with gastric cancer who was very young.

Symptom

The growth of cancer cells in the early stages often causes no symptoms. Symptoms appear until the cancer cells are enlarged so that disrupts the function of the stomach. Symptoms include discomfort arises in the upper abdomen, weight loss, feeling full quickly when eating and loss of appetite, feel tired, stomach feels queasy and anemia due to bleeding from the tumor. Most gastric cancer patients have a pain in the upper abdomen, nausea and vomiting.

Examination

Physical examination should be done if there is swelling in the abdomen. X-ray examination with contrast solution can be used to detect cancer cells in the stomach. Endoscopy can also be done to see the cancer cells are then biopsied for examination in the laboratory. CT-scans of the liver performed to determine the presence or absence of metastatic process.

Treatment

If cancer cells are only located in certain parts of the stomach is usually done by surgical treatment and removal of tissue with cancer. After gastric surgery usually still be able to function normally. Radiotherapy or radiation therapy is rarely performed because of the surrounding organs are very sensitive to irradiation. Radiotherapy performed in patients with gastric cancer cells such as cancer had experienced metastasis to bone tissue.

There are also alternative treatments for cancer such as eating soursop leaf tea, pure honey, taking the crown of the god, eating certain fungi that can fight cancer and others. With alternative treatments and natural that many say can kill cancer cells that are not enlarged and did not spread to other parts.