Risk Factors: Prevention:

 Helicobacter Pylori Infection  Limit the amount of alcohol you

 Long-term inflammation of drink and do not use tobacco products.
the stomach  Avoid eating smoked and pickled foods and
 Smoking salted meats and fish.
 Family History  Eat fresh fruits and vegetables and plenty of
 Poor diet, lack of physical whole grain foods, such as whole grain
activity, or obesity breads, cereals, pasta and rice.
 Maintain a healthy weight.

Stomach Cancer also known as Gastric Cancer, is

characterized by a growth of cancerous cell within
the lining of the stomach. This type of cancer is
difficult to diagnose because most people typically
don’t show symptoms in the earlier stages.
Symptoms: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates there’ll
be approximately 28,000 new cases stomach cancer
 Discomfort or pain in the stomach in 2017. The NCI also estimates that stomach cancer
area is 1.7 percent of new cancer cases in the United
 Nausea and vomiting States.
 Difficulty swallowing
While stomach cancer is relatively rare compared to
 Weight loss
 Vomiting blood or having blood in the stool
other types of cancer, one of the biggest dangers of
this disease is the difficulty of diagnosing it. Since Treatment:
 Feeling full or bloated after a small meal stomach cancer usually doesn’t cause any early
symptoms, it often goes undiagnosed until after it  Surgery
spreads to other parts of the body. This makes it more  Chemotherapy
difficult to treat.  Radiation
Though stomach cancer can be hard to diagnose and Therapy
treat, it’s important to get the knowledge you need
to beat the disease.
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MEM
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1. Sherry Anne
Pascobillo
2. Sophia Ysabel
Dizon STOMACH
3. Chester Abiog
CANCER