A 30-year-old member asked:
How can you tell if stomach cancer is spreading?
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Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
Cannot: Cancer spreading is usually determined by biopsies at the tine of surgery. Some radiology tests could suggest concerns of spread such as ct scan or pet scan, but biopsies are the only way to tell definitively.
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Dr. Umut Sarpelanswered
Surgery 22 years experience
CT scan: When stomach cancer spreads, the most common sites are to the liver or to the lining of the abdomen. In order to monitor for spread, your doctor will most likely order a ct scan every 6mo-1yr in order keep an eye on these areas. Suspicious areas may need a biopsy.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How does stomach cancer grow and spread?
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Dr. Vasu Brownanswered
Integrative Medicine 23 years experience
H pylori, gastritis: Infection by helicobacter pylori is believed to be the cause of most stomach cancer while autoimmune atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia. There is a correlation between iodine deficiency or excess, iodine-deficient goitre and gastric cancer. Iodide ion can function in gastric mucosa as an antioxidant reducing species that can detoxify poisonous reactive oxygen species, like hydrogen peroxide.
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Dr. Vasu Brown commented
Integrative Medicine 36 years experience
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it spreads by blood to stomach and other organs esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver
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A 34-year-old member asked:
How to tell if I have stomach cancer?
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Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
Cannot: You cannot tell yourself. Stomach cancer is rare in the us. Would need to see a doctor for an examination and maybe see a gastroenterologist for endoscopy. Late signs of stomach cancer can be vomiting frequently, weight loss, anemia, marked upper abdominal pains going into the back.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Could you tell me what are the symptoms of stomach cancer?
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Dr. Kristel Huntanswered
Hepatology 25 years experience
Often none till late: stages if disease which is why it is so lethal. but symptoms one *could* have - abdominal pain, bloating, early satiety, weight loss, anorexia (no appetite), bleeding/ anemia.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Our priest has stomach cancer, What can you tell me about this type of cancer?
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Dr. Antonio Carbonellanswered
Urgent Care 54 years experience
Stomach cancer: Cancer of upper GI tract (esophageal, stomach, duodenum and pancreas) have usually spread before diagnosis and carry a poor prognosis. Your priest will probably see our Lord before you and I, so it's a good time for open dialogue and sharing about the end times... You can review details from the Mayo Clinic website...
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Can a doctor tell if you have stomach cancer just by doing a colonoscopy?
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Dr. Jarrod Kaufmananswered
General Surgery 31 years experience
Gastric cancer: No not on a colonoscopy but the upper form called and egd or endoscopy with biopsy for path confirmation.
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