Detailed analysis of common early symptoms of gastric cancer

The early symptoms of gastric cancer are not very obvious, so many patients find that the cancer is already in the late stage, delaying treatment. But how much do you know about the early symptoms of gastric cancer? Let's ask the experts to tell us in detail about the early symptoms of gastric cancer .

The early symptoms of gastric cancer mainly include:

1. Upper abdominal pain: About 1/4 of patients have the same pain pattern as peptic ulcer, but the elderly have a dull pain sensation, which is often manifested as abdominal distension. If the above abdominal pain recurs frequently, or the intervals are getting shorter and shorter, you should be alert;

2. Upper abdominal distension is often an early symptom of gastric cancer in the elderly, sometimes accompanied by belching, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting. If the tumor is located at the entrance of the stomach (cardia), the patient may feel that eating is not smooth; if the tumor is located at the exit of the stomach (pylorus), when obstruction occurs, the patient may vomit out rotten overnight food;

3. Loss of appetite, weight loss and fatigue. About 50% of elderly patients have obvious loss of appetite, weight loss and fatigue, and 40-60% of patients seek medical treatment due to weight loss. If accompanied by upper abdominal pain and hepatitis can be ruled out, it should be more vigilant;

4. Common symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding include hematemesis, black stools, and positive stool occult blood. In the early stages of gastric cancer, there are signs of a small amount of bleeding. Hematemesis accounted for 715% and black stool accounted for 2345%. The positive rate of stool occult blood is relatively high, accounting for 87.6% of gastric body cancer and 64.4% of cardia cancer. If the stool occult blood is continuously positive, it is helpful for the diagnosis of gastric cancer.

The above is the introduction of "early symptoms of gastric cancer", for reference only. If you have similar early symptoms of gastric cancer, do not take it lightly and harm your health. If you have other questions about the early symptoms of gastric cancer, please consult our online experts for more information.

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