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Gastric cancer is a malignancy that occurs in the stomach. So far, patients with gastric cancer in Indonesia, most people over the age of 45 years and is more common in men.
Like most other cancers, the cause of stomach cancer is not known with certainty.
The cause of stomach cancer is suspected because of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori, a less healthy diet, consuming less vegetables or fruit fiber and unhealthy lifestyles, such as smoking, drinking alcohol and eating foods that burn.
However, it is the causal factors and can not be mentioned due to only one cause of cancer takes many factors involved. In the early stages, stomach cancer symptoms are not obvious. This can lead to gastric cancer patients often come to the doctor in a state already in an advanced stage.
Symptoms at this stage may include a burning sensation in the pit of the stomach, weight loss and discomfort in the upper abdomen.
While the symptoms may be at an advanced stage and pain in the upper abdomen, nausea, vomiting, drastic weight loss, vomiting blood, black bowel movements, anemia and accompanied the spread of symptoms in other organs. For example, an enlarged liver, jaundice, enlargement of the abdomen due to fluid collection or ascites, and so forth.
Symptoms of stomach cancer called with peptic ulcer disease or gastritis. This is due to the symptoms complained about the same. Complaints of heartburn, not necessarily to be the early symptoms of gastric cancer.
When complaints improved after treatment or not even show up anymore, maybe it's just heartburn.
However, if after treatment, the complaint is not reduced, should need to be aware of the possibility of the emergence of gastric cancer.
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