STOMACH CANCER, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT

Stomach cancer is also called as ‘Gastric Cancer or Gastric Carcinoma’. It is a treatable disease, if found at an early stage. Usually, cancer occurs when the cells in the body starts growing uncontrollably. Each cancer has its unique way of behavior, which differs from other, i.e. it grows at different level, and responds at different levels.

Stomach has five layers. When you start from the inside and working a way out, the innermost layer is called as mucosa. In mucosa layer, stomach acid and digestive juices are made. The second most layers is called the submucosa, it is surrounded by the muscularis. Submucosa is a layer, which moves and mixes the content in the stomach. The next two layers are the subserosa and the seosa. They act like a wrapping for the stomach. The seosa is the outer most layer of the stomach.

Majority of the stomach cancers starts in the mucosa. Here, cancer can grow deeper and can infect the other layer too. As the cancer grows deeper the hope for the treatment of cancer, also gets worsen. The most common form of cancer, which affects the stomach, is ‘Adenocarcinoma.’ This stomach cancer occurs in the inner most layer of the stomach. Stomach cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and spreads all over the stomach and to the other body organs too.

Symptoms of Stomach Cancer

At the early stage of stomach cancer, normally no specific symptoms are detected. However, following are some of the symptoms, which are found in the rare cases, it includes.

1. Difficulty in swallowing the food

2. Pain in the area of stomach

3. Usually, a sense of fullness, after a small amount of food.

4. Mild upper abdominal discomfort which is associated with nausea and loss of appetite

Other Common Symptoms of Stomach Cance

Symptoms that may be indicated in the advanced stage of stomach cancer are.

1.    Weight loss

2.    Fatigue

3.    Iron deficiency anemia

4.    Vomiting of blood

5.    Sever nausea and vomiting

6.    Heart burn , indigestion

Treatments for Stomach Cancer

If your doctor suspects that you are having a stomach cancer, you will need to do, some tests such as blood tests, barium meal, gastroscopy, and scanning. Based on this diagnosis your doctor will treat you with the effective treatment for the stomach cancer. Following are the different treatment, which may be used by your doctor for the treatment of stomach cancer.

Surgery: If the stomach cancer is detected at an early stage, it can be treated with the aid of surgery. If the cancer has not spread throughout stomach, the particular infected part can be removed by surgery. If the cancer is in its advanced stage and has already spread all over, the stomach and other body organs than, surgery cannot treat the cancer but it can just relieve the pain and symptoms.

Non- Surgical Treatment:-

Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is a process, which uses medicines to destroy the cancer cells. There are many different types of chemotherapy drugs available. These drugs are usually injected into a vein, but you can also have them as tablets.

At the same time, chemotherapy drugs may have side effects too. It may include making you feel tired, ill, casing nausea, or hair loss. Usually, chemotherapy is used after the surgery and some times before the surgery to reduce the chances of stomach cancer been coming back. Often, this therapy is used to control the growth of the cancer and relieve from its symptoms.

Radiotherapy: Radiotherapy uses a radiation to destroy the cancer cells. A beam of radiation is been targeted on the cancer cells. Generally, this therapy is not used to treat the stomach cancer but in some cases, it can be used with the conjunction of chemotherapy. Consult your doctor for further clarification of your cancer treatment.

Normally, treatment will be effective only when you suspect any type of symptoms related to stomach cancer and consult your doctor at the earliest. The early detection of cancer ensures an effective treatment which may result in a healthy and long life.

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