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Stomach Cancer: Causes and Diagnosis
2008-03-21 15:45:00 There are several causes of stomach cancer. To name a few are previous exposure to radiation, bacterial infection caused by Helicobacter pylori, pernicious anemia, stomach surgery, as well as genetic factors that cause predisposition to the disease. Helicobacter pylori infections now thought to be responsible for most cases of stomach cancer involving the bottom half of the stomach. Stomach cancer near the junction between the esophagus and the stomach is not usually related to Helicobacter pylori infection.Stomach cancer is a very serious condition. Symptoms usually arise later due to the large capacity of the stomach and often the tumor is not curable at the time of diagnosis. It is for this reason that the mortality rate for patients diagnosed with stomach cancer is exceedingly high. In the Far East, the incidence of stomach cancer remains high, probably due to the high rate of Helicobacter pylori infection, as well as certain dietary factors. Nobody knows for sure why the incide...
By: American Cancer
Early diagnosis of stomach cancer-full recovery
2007-12-01 00:00:00 In the treatment of all malignant disease including stomach cancer early diagnosis is extremely important. Because, if diagnosed early stomach cancer can be treated with a grat chance of full recovery which happens in 80 - 90 % of all cases.
Stomach Cancer
2007-09-26 18:16:00 Stomach cancer , also called gastric cancer , is the abnormal growth of cells in the inner lining of the stomach. Stomach cancer is difficult to detect in its early stages because it causes few or no symptoms. ...
Vitamin A against stomach cancer
2007-08-23 18:57:00 According to a study that lasted more than seven years and in which 80.000 people participated, eating foods which are rich in alfa- and beta-caroteen, retinol and vitamin A reduce the risk of getting stomach cancer. People who had the highest intake of these nutrients haad 50% less risk of this disease than people who ...
Stomach Cancer (atrophic intestinal, metaplasis and dysplasia) to fall
2007-08-14 13:03:00 Stomach Cancer (atrophic intestinal, metaplasis and dysplasia) to fall
By: Treatment Abroad
Stomach Cancer Rate Will Fall Over The Next Decade
2007-08-14 05:12:00 New cases of stomach cancer are set to plummet a further 25 per cent in the West over the next decade, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Gut. Stomach cancer is the fourth most common cancer, and the second leading cause of cancer related death, in the world. The findings are based on the ...
By: cancer war
Advertising executive and author Lois Wyse dies of stomach cancer
2007-07-10 16:17:00 Advertising executive and author Lois Wyse died Friday at her Manhattan home of stomach cancer. She was 80. Perhaps best known for her famous slogan, With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good, Wyse — who founded Wyse Advertising with her first husband Marc and went on to win the J.M. Smucker Company account ...
By: Cancer war
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