Early warning signs of stomach cancer
Disease description:
Due to the nature of my job, I often eat irregularly—sometimes skipping meals, sometimes overeating—so I've developed some stomach problems. Could this lead to stomach cancer in the future? I'd like to know what the early warning signs of stomach cancer are.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Shen Yonghua
The main warning signs of gastric cancer include the following aspects:
1. Loss of appetite and weight loss: Most patients experience significant loss of appetite or anorexia, sometimes accompanied by weight loss, which may be related to impaired digestive function caused by gastric cancer.
2. Gastrointestinal symptoms: Such as upper abdominal fullness, discomfort, dull pain, acid reflux, belching, nausea, and even vomiting or black stools—these symptoms could be early signals of gastric cancer.
3. Upper abdominal pain: Pain in the upper abdomen may also occur in the early stages of gastric cancer. This pain may be irregular or manifest as persistent dull ache that is difficult to relieve.
4. Positive fecal occult blood: A positive fecal occult blood test may also appear in the early stage of gastric cancer, which should raise significant concern.
