Is there any good way to check for stomach cancer

Gastric cancer is a digestive tract tumor with a relatively high mortality rate. Many patients are concerned about the examination methods of gastric cancer. So, what are the good methods for examining gastric cancer? Let's ask the experts to tell us in detail about the examination methods of gastric cancer .

With the development of various gastric cancer examination methods, many methods have been used for gastric cancer examination. The following suggestions are provided based on the actual clinical situation:

(1) The preferred examination methods are gastroscopy and barium meal examination. These two methods are currently the most accurate methods for diagnosing gastric cancer, and they are popular, convenient, less painful, and have moderate examination costs. Among them, gastroscopy has more advantages and plays a unique role in discovering micro gastric cancer and determining the pathological histological type of gastric cancer. Therefore, it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people and people at high risk of gastric cancer should choose gastroscopy; while the general population can choose either gastroscopy or barium meal examination.

(2) CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations are suitable for patients with advanced gastric cancer. They can identify the extent of the lesion and provide information for patients who have been diagnosed with gastric cancer to determine the surgical plan. However, they are not very useful for diagnosing early gastric cancer.

(3) Gastric fluid exfoliative cytology examination. B-ultrasound examination can be used as a method for gastric cancer examination, especially B-ultrasound examination can make up for the shortcomings of gastroscopy and barium meal examination. However, both methods have certain limitations and are not suitable as the first choice at present.

(4) Gastric juice analysis, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), hemoglobin, fecal occult blood, etc. can be used as auxiliary examinations for the diagnosis of gastric cancer.

Currently, surgical resection of the lesion is the main method for treating gastric cancer. There are two types of surgery: radical resection and palliative resection. Radical resection may cure some gastric cancer patients. Therefore, as long as the patient's general condition is good and can tolerate surgery, and no distant metastasis is found, surgical resection of the tumor, lymph node clearance and tumor-infiltrated tissue should be performed.

The above is the introduction of "Gastric Cancer Examination", for reference only. There are many ways to examine gastric cancer. If you have suspected symptoms, you should get a good diagnosis as soon as possible. If you have other questions about gastric cancer examination, please consult our online experts for more information.

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