Showing posts with label stomach cancer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stomach cancer. Show all posts

Monday, November 26, 2012

The causes and risk factors of stomach cancer

The causes and risk factors of stomach cancer
 
 

There are many factors that increase the risk of stomach cancer. The factors often lead to 

chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach, which causes cancerous 

changes in the cells of the mucous membrane. The most prominent of these factors are:

    
Nutrition: apparently, the feeding of great importance in case of stomach cancer. Eating 


salted and smoked two key employees. The canning and starches greatly increase the risk 

of gastric cancer. Other factors in nutrition are:
- Drinking unclean water.
- Do not store food in the refrigerator.
- Do not eat fruits and vegetables, fiber, fats and proteins.

    
Smoking increases the risk of stomach cancer.
  

  High intake of alcoholic beverages increases the risk of stomach cancer.
   

 Gender: As mentioned, the gastric cancer affects men more than women.
    

 MRSA infection Helicobacter portal: linked to some cases of cancer of the stomach, as they

lead to chronic inflammation and so for stomach cancer after decades.
   

 Gastric ulcers: only 1% of cases of gastric ulcers turn to stomach cancer.
   

 The absence of an acidic environment in the stomach: it leads to the spread of some types 

of bacteria that produce harmful substances lead to stomach cancer. Lacking the acidic 

environment in several cases:
Pernicious Anemia

 Atrophic Gastritis
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Saturday, November 3, 2012

What is stomach cancer

What is stomach cancer






 

 Stomach cancer is a cancer of others throughout the world, but the percentage spread in the east and especially in the countries of Japan, Korea and China. Yet it is a very serious cancers, making gastric cancer the second leading cause of death (after lung cancer) as a result of cancers worldwide. Many factors may lead to cancer of the stomach and notably nutritional factors as smoking and alcohol. Some cases of stomach cancer are due to  infection Helicobacter Pylori germ . Stomach cancer may appear in all parts of the stomach and may spread to other organs in the body such as the liver, bone or digestive organs. Cause of stomach cancer for several symptoms, most notably abdominal pain, vomiting, and has many signs. Treated gastric cancer surgical treatment in addition to chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. Related to the life chances of degree of stomach cancer and the extent of its progress and its spread, and different treatment based on that, too.Often can not be cured of stomach cancer and it comes in diagnosis, increasing the chances of recovery and life chances if it was in an early stage. So treat most cases of stomach cancer aimed at mitigating the symptoms and complications.

  
Different prevalence of gastric cancer according to race and geographic region. Since stomach cancer is prevalent in the Far East more than anywhere else in the world, especially in the countries of Japan, China and Korea. Apparently, it has to do with nutrition covered by the inhabitants of this country, which contain a lot of salt. While less incidence of gastric cancer in the West, but gastric cancer is more prevalent in black skin white skin. Estimated incidence of gastric cancer in the West about 5-6 out of every 100,000 people. 


Increase the incidence of gastric cancer with progress in the generation, and rarely appears before the age of fifty. It also affects men more than women, and affects poor people with difficult material situation.Statistics indicated that the incidence of stomach cancer, said in recent decades significantly.
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