If you feel something unusual, please get checked for stomach cancer as soon as possible

Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor of the digestive tract with a high mortality rate. Only early diagnosis and treatment can save the patient's life. So, is there a good way to check for gastric cancer, and when should we do a gastric cancer check? Let's ask the experts to tell us in detail about the examination of gastric cancer .

The possibility of gastric cancer should be considered when the patient has the following conditions, and further examinations should be performed to confirm the diagnosis:

① Those with no history of stomach disease but recently developed upper abdominal distension and pain, fullness after eating, loss of appetite, weight loss or black stools; ② Those with a history of stomach disease whose symptoms have worsened recently; ③ Those with a family history of gastric cancer; ④ Those with atrophic gastritis with intestinal metaplasia, gastric polyps, gastric ulcers, post-subtotal gastrectomy, atypical hyperplasia of gastric mucosa, etc.

The main methods for detecting gastric cancer are:

The easiest way to detect gastric cancer is to check stool for occult blood multiple times, but this method is sensitive but not specific. The best way to diagnose gastric cancer, especially early gastric cancer, is gastroscopy and upper gastrointestinal tract double contrast radiography (X-ray barium meal) examination.

Under direct gastroscopy, tiny lesions in the gastric mucosa can be found, and biopsies can be performed to help confirm the diagnosis, which can clarify suspicious findings from X-ray examinations. The accuracy of gastroscopy in diagnosing gastric cancer can be close to 90%, and many early gastric cancers can be detected. X-ray barium meal examination for gastric cancer is still one of the important methods at present. The accuracy of gastrobarium double contrast radiography in diagnosing gastric cancer is higher than that of conventional gastric barium meal examination.

The above two methods have their own strengths and can complement each other to improve the accuracy of gastric cancer diagnosis. Gastroscopy is the first choice. As for B-ultrasound, CT and MRI, they are important for diagnosing whether gastric cancer has infiltrated and metastasized to the liver or other organs.

The above is the introduction of "Gastric Cancer Examination" for reference only. If you have similar discomfort, you should get a gastric cancer examination as soon as possible to prevent gastric cancer from worsening and threatening your life. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts for more information.

For more information, please visit the gastric cancer special topic at http://www..com.cn/zhongliu/wa/ or consult an expert for free. The expert will then give a detailed answer based on the patient's specific situation.