Stomach cancer is related to infection, heredity, diet, environment and other factors. The disease occurs mainly in people between the ages of 40 and 70, with the majority of men. The early cure rate of the disease is relatively high, and the late cure rate is extremely low, so it is necessary to treat it as soon as possible once it is found.
People with this disease generally have a variety of symptoms, let's take a closer look at these symptoms.
1. Stomach pain
Stomach pain is one of the early symptoms of the disease, but because gastritis can also cause stomach pain, many people confuse gastritis with the disease. However, gastritis is still different from the symptoms of the disease, and most of the stomach pain caused by the disease is persistent, and it is difficult to alleviate it after taking medicine.
Therefore, if there are symptoms of stomach pain, the patient should go to the hospital for examination in time.
2, Anorexia
People with this disease have severe stomach pain, which can lead to a decrease in appetite. A decrease in appetite can lead to insufficient nutrient intake in patients, resulting in rapid emaciation of the body. Severe cases can even lead to anemia in patients.
3. Bleeding, black stool
Bleeding and blackness are hallmarks of the disease. Under normal circumstances, if there are symptoms such as bleeding and black stool, then it can basically be diagnosed that the patient has stomach cancer. However, symptoms such as black stool and bleeding can also occur in diseases such as rectal cancer, so in order to avoid misdiagnosis, it is recommended that patients go for a comprehensive examination in time.
4. Nausea and vomiting
The body of the patient will have symptoms of nausea and vomiting, and when the stomach is sick, the mouth will have an unpleasant sour odor, which are all signs of the appearance of the disease.
Therefore, when these signals appear, it is recommended that patients be vigilant about the possibility of stomach cancer and check in time.
The above are the symptoms related to stomach cancer, through which the disease can generally be diagnosed. However, in order to prevent misdiagnosis, patients are advised to go for a comprehensive examination in time. So what are the items of the disease examination? Let's take a look.
1. Spiral CT
Spiral CT is a noninvasive examination method that simulates endoscopy and uses discharge emission imaging techniques to determine the condition of lymph nodes and distant metastatic lesions. The accuracy of this method to detect the disease is high.
2. Ultrasound
Ultrasound can be used to understand the depth of infiltration of the patient's tumor in the stomach wall and the infiltration of the wall outward. This method mainly uses an electronic gastroscope with an ultrasound probe to enter the stomach and directly detect the lesion area. This method is the preferred method of surgical judgment of T staging and can effectively avoid the influence of gas in the gastrointestinal tract.
3、PET-CT
PET-CT is usually used when the disease is metastatic throughout the body. This method not only observes whether the patient has metastatic lesions, but also looks good for the benign and malignant analysis of abnormal tumors. This method is the most advanced in imaging and is more expensive.
It can be seen from the above that gastric cancer patients generally have stomach pain, loss of appetite, black stools, nausea and vomiting and other symptoms. When these symptoms appear, it is recommended that patients go to CT, PET-CT, ultrasound and other examinations in time. After the examination, it is recommended to carry out timely treatment of drugs, traditional Chinese medicine, chemotherapy, frontiers, and targeting.
After treatment, patients need to pay attention to daily care, eat a light diet, and eat some digestible and nutritious foods appropriately. At the same time, pay attention to regular review to avoid complications such as bleeding, obstruction or anastomotic fistula.