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Stomach cancer
Teacher:
Elisa Vannuccini
Student:
Viola Faltoni
The stomach
The stomach is an organ of the digestive system and is
involved in the second phase of digestion, following
mastication.
What is a stomach cancer?
Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a type
of tumor that develops from the lining of the stomach
Types of stomach cancer
Benign stomach cancer:
Malignant stomach cancer:
• Polyp
• Leiomyoma
• Fibromas
• Adenocarcinoma (90% of
cases)
• Lymphoma (7% of cases)
• Sarcoma (1-3% of cases)
• Early gastric cancer
Symptoms
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Indigestion
Upper abdominal pain
Loss of appetite
Early satiety
Nausea
Principal causes
Helicobacter
Pylori infection
Smoke and
alcohol
Diet
Obesity
Genetic defects
How to treat it
Stomach cancer is difficult to cure unless it is found at
an early stage, but most of the time the disease has
already advanced when the diagnosis is made
Some tratments are:
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy
Epidemiology
Stomach cancer is the third leading cause of cancer
death after lung cancer and liver cancer.
It causes more than 10,000 deaths a year.
Age-standardized death from
stomach cancer in 2004
No data
< 3.5
3.5 -8
8-12.5
12.5-17
17-21.5
21.5-26
26-30.5
30.5-35
35-40
40-45
45-50
> 50
Prevention
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Mediterranean diet
Avoid smoking
Antibiotic therapy
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
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