Symptoms of stomach cancer and its diagnosis.

Symptoms of stomach cancer are quite diverse, and, unfortunately, are not specific, that's why you need to clearly know what deviations in digestion require an immediate call to a doctor.

The first symptoms of stomach cancer can occur at the stage of transformation of normal cells into tumor cells. Then the patient can feel weakness, malaise, decreased performance and a slight but persistent increase in temperature. Sometimes patients associate these symptoms with banal overwork or a mild cold, but things can be much worse. Later, there are symptoms of stomach cancer, which can be attributed to the pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. A person begins to eat much less food than usual, while he feels full saturation. As a result, the body lacks nutrients and there is a sharp utilization of all fat stores. Such patients sharply grow thin, look exhausted and weak. As the tumor progresses, anemic symptoms increase (the tumor, as it were, feeds on red blood cells), the skin color becomes pale, circles appear under the eyes. Symptoms of stomach cancer gradually progress, there is a belch and a feeling of heaviness after eating even a small portion of food.

Patients complain of a specific taste in the mouth, and inability to eat meat (it disgusts). Some patients are concerned with chest pain (they are often confused with heart pains), but this only occurs at the stage when the tumor grows into the cellulose or neighboring organs.

The subfebrile temperature is maintained throughout the course of the disease, and at times only it can disturb the patient.

As already noted, the symptoms of stomach cancer are very nonspecific, and sometimes completely absent, which is why patients often turn out too late.

Most people who follow their health, are interested in the question: how to determine the cancer of the stomach? To do this, it is enough to adhere to the right way of life, notice the slightest problems in the body and regularly consult with the therapist (once a year at least). As for direct diagnosis, if you suspect a stomach cancer, it is initially in a careful collection of anamnesis. Further, it is tiresome to conduct fibrogastroscopy with a biopsy. Often, the initial signs of stomach cancer may be ulcerative or erosive defect of the mucosa. Therefore, it is necessary to take the tissue for a study, and as a result either confirm or deny the diagnosis. How is gastric cancer manifested in FGDS - a very individual issue, sometimes it can be a formed tumor, and sometimes only a site of erosion. But in both situations the problem is serious enough.

In addition to endoscopic diagnostic methods, it is possible to perform X-ray diffraction with contrast (the contrast mixture is taken prerally). In this case, the pictures clearly show the tumor, it is possible to measure its size. A more accurate three-dimensional picture can be obtained with the help of computed tomography, but one can see a tumor relative to other organs and tissues, determine its germination and metastasis.

A popular method for diagnosing stomach cancer is ultrasound, with the help of which it is possible to initially determine whether there is a pathology in the stomach, and also when diagnosed, to see metastases in the lymph nodes.

You can prevent the development of this process in several ways:

Regular regular and balanced nutrition;

- restriction of the use of spicy, salty and smoked food, sauces, seasonings and spices;

- refusal to smoke and drink alcohol;

- Minimizing the use of preservatives and semi-finished products;

- reduce contact with vapors of chemicals.