Can gastric cancer be detected by gastroscopy alone?

Gastroscopy is to insert a soft tube into the mouth. There is a small camera on the tube, which will transmit the images taken in the stomach to the computer screen. Many people are very reluctant to do gastroscopy, so can gastroscopy alone detect gastric cancer? The following author will introduce to you whether gastroscopy can detect gastric cancer.

At present: Gastroscopy is an effective method for detecting gastric cancer, especially for early diagnosis of gastric cancer patients! The vast majority of gastric cancer patients can tolerate gastroscopy. Patients must be prepared before gastroscopy. Gastroscopy should be done regularly to avoid gastric cancer. Currently, 70% to 80% of the gastric cancer patients are diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer, which is what ordinary people often call "late-stage cancer."

The best way to rule out gastric cancer is to perform a gastroscopy, because gastroscopy can help you understand whether there is esophagitis and its range, nature, and severity. Once any abnormality occurs, a gastroscopy should be performed in a timely manner.

Case: The patient was afraid to undergo gastroscopy due to stomach pain, and was diagnosed with gastric cancer at an advanced stage

Mr. Li, 42, was lying on the hospital bed with a look of infinite sorrow on his face. Ten days ago, he was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer.

Mr. Li works as a manager in a foreign trade company. He is busy with work, leaving home early and returning late, and has many social events. He occasionally feels tired, but has no obvious pain.

However, a year ago, he had stomach cramps for a few days. Mr. Li went to the hospital for a checkup, and the doctor suggested that he do a gastroscopy. Mr. Li hesitated when he heard this, because he had heard from his colleagues that gastroscopy was very uncomfortable. In the end, he just asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine. The next day after taking the medicine, Mr. Li's stomach pain disappeared. Coincidentally, the company was busy those days, so Mr. Li did not do another gastroscopy.

The doctor in charge said that now that he thought about it, cancer had already alerted him once a year ago, but he did not pay enough attention to it. Regarding his current condition, the doctor in charge sighed and said that the cancer cells had spread and there were many variables.

The above is the author's introduction. I hope it can attract your attention. For people who have long-term alcoholism, smoking, and poor eating habits, it is best to consider gastroscopy as a routine examination item during physical examinations. Gastroscopy should be performed once every 12 years. Patients with atrophic gastritis or those who have undergone gastric surgery should go to the hospital for regular checkups.