Stomach cancer is one of the most common oncological diseases. It can start in any part of the stomach and spread to other organs, especially the esophagus, lungs and liver.
Depending on the location of the tumor, various symptoms occur. According to the oncologist, candidate of medical sciences Andrey Pylev, non-obvious signs of stomach cancer can be increased fatigue, loss of appetite, aversion to meat.
— If we are talking about stomach cancer, then quite often it begins with an aversion to meat in addition to loss of appetite, —said a doctor.
In stomach cancer, if the tumor is located at the point where the esophagus passes into the stomach, there is a narrowing of the lumen (tumor stenosis). Therefore, another characteristic symptom of the disease can be identified: immediately after eating, people may have nausea, vomiting, and a feeling that the food is not passing due to a mechanical obstruction.
In addition, if the tumor in the stomach sometimes bleeds, a person has dark-colored vomit (called “coffee grounds”) and black stools.
Possible signs of stomach cancer:
- < li> Constant fatigue, increased fatigue, “no strength”;
- Unreasonable weight loss (the person did not change his diet or physical activity);
- Constant discomfort in the stomach; Difficulty swallowing food;
- Persistent pain in the abdomen;
- Frequent vomiting;
- Persistent severe heartburn.
Lifestyle causes of stomach cancer:
- poor diet,
- tobacco smoking,
- alcohol abuse.
Causes of gastric cancer associated with precancerous diseases:
- pernicious anemia, which develops from -for vitamin B12 deficiency;
- gastric ulcer;
- hypertrophic gastropathy;
- polyps;
- history of stomach resection surgery.< /li>
What abnormalities can cause an aversion to meat?
Survival in gastric cancer is related to the time the disease is detected. So, if it was discovered shortly after the appearance, then the chances of recovery are more than 70%.
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