• Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Note: The Overview section summarizes the published evidence on this topic. The rest of the summary describes the evidence in more detail. Other PDQ summaries on Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Prevention; Gastric Cancer Treatment; and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available...
  • Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Note: The Overview section summarizes the published evidence on this topic. The rest of the summary describes the evidence in more detail. Other PDQ summaries on Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening; Gastric Cancer Treatment; and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. Who Is at...
  • Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Causes and Risk Factors: Prevention - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Stomach cancer is caused by certain changes to the way stomach cells function, especially how they grow and divide into new cells. There are many risk factors for stomach cancer, but many do not directly cause cancer. Instead, they increase the chance of DNA damage in cells that may lead to stomach cancer. To learn more...
  • Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening: Screening - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help detect cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. . In the United States, there are no standard or routine screening tests to detect stomach cancer in people at average risk...
  • Childhood Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Treatment: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Childhood stomach cancer is a very rare cancer that starts in the cells lining the stomach. The stomach is an organ on the left side of the upper abdomen that digests food. The stomach is part of the digestive tract, a series of hollow, muscular organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The...
  • Gastric Cancer Treatment: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Stomach (gastric) cancer is cancer that starts in the cells lining the stomach. The stomach is an organ on the left side of the upper abdomen that digests food. The stomach is part of the digestive tract, a series of hollow, muscular organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The digestive tract...

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