Early symptoms of gastric cancer in the elderly?

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Early detection of gastric cancer is directly related to the life and health of thousands of patients with gastric cancer, and it is also the key to reduce the mortality of gastric cancer in China. What signals or symptoms are there in the early stage of gastric cancer is an urgent problem for people to understand, because only early detection can cure it completely. In the past, it was thought that 60% of patients with gastric cancer had no typical symptoms in the early stage, but after careful investigation of the medical history, it was found that most patients had certain symptoms, but the early symptoms were ignored due to lack of specificity, or they were treated blindly according to gastritis and ulcer disease, resulting in misdiagnosis and mistreatment. The following signs are often early signs of gastric cancer and should be paid attention to.

Early symptoms of gastric cancer in the elderly?

Epigastric distension: there is a vague feeling of distension, which is often caused by unknown reasons. However, unlike advanced gastric cancer, it is difficult to relieve abdominal distension. It is not obvious when there is a large amount of activity, but can be perceived when it is calm, and the effect of diet regulation is not good. Some people investigated 200 cases of early gastric cancer and found that 74% of the patients had this symptom.

Epigastric pain: intermittent dull pain at the beginning, then gradually aggravated and more lasting. Although the pain is tolerable, it is not easy to relieve or appears again after a short time. According to statistics, 87.7% of the patients had this symptom.

Loss of appetite, acid reflux, belching, indigestion: usually can not find the cause. In the aspect of appetite, they showed poor appetite, and then they were not interested in their favorite food. After changing the menu, the effect was still not good, or they lost their appetite after a slight improvement; Some with acid reflux, belching or indigestion. Some people investigated 190 cases of early gastric cancer patients, found that 130 cases had these manifestations, accounting for 68%. A few people may have vomiting. These symptoms are similar to those of gastritis and ulcer and are easy to be ignored.

matters needing attention

Bad eating habits, such as irregular diet, overeating, eating too fast and too hot, eating too hard food and so on, can cause damaging stimulation to the stomach and lay a hidden danger for the occurrence of gastric cancer. Therefore, to develop good eating habits is the basis for the prevention of gastric cancer.