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What test do you need to have to take to find out if you have stomach cancer?
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Gastric cancer: You need an egd or endoscopy with biopsy for path confirmation.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Egd: Talk with your doc, if your symptoms warrant an upper endoscopy would be the best test.
Answered 3/31/2013
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Endoscopy and/or: Upper GI series with barium. Stomach cancer can be detected by visualization of the stomach through and endoscope and biopsy of suspicious lesions for examination by a pathologist. X-rays may detect an abnormality but endoscopy will be needed for biopsy.
Answered 5/15/2018
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