What are the early symptoms of gastric cancer?

What are the early symptoms of gastric cancer? The incidence of gastric cancer in our country has always been very high. In the early stages of the disease, the early symptoms of gastric cancer are often ignored by patients. So, what are the early symptoms of gastric cancer? Let the experts give you a detailed introduction to the early symptoms of gastric cancer .

Early symptoms of gastric cancer:

1. Most patients with gastric cancer have no obvious signs, but some patients have mild tenderness in the upper abdomen. In advanced gastric cancer, a mass can sometimes be felt in the pyloric antrum or gastric body. The mass is often nodular and hard. When the tumor infiltrates adjacent organs or tissues, the mass is often fixed and cannot be moved. Female patients feel a mass in the middle and lower abdomen, which often indicates the possibility of Krukenbe tumor. When gastric cancer metastasizes to the liver, a nodular mass can be felt in the enlarged liver.

2. More than 70% of early gastric cancer has no obvious symptoms. As the disease progresses, non-specific symptoms similar to gastritis or gastric ulcer may gradually appear, including upper abdominal fullness or pain, heartburn, belching, nausea, occasional vomiting, loss of appetite, indigestion, black stools, etc.

3. Symptoms of advanced gastric cancer include pain in the stomach area, which is often gnawing and has no obvious relationship with eating. It can also be similar to peptic ulcer pain and can be relieved after eating. Upper abdominal fullness, heaviness, anorexia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, anemia, edema, fever, etc.

4. The main symptoms of cardia cancer are discomfort and pain under the xiphoid process or pain behind the sternum, accompanied by a sense of obstruction when eating or difficulty in swallowing. Cancer of the gastric fundus and the subcardia area often have no obvious symptoms and are not noticed until the tumor is huge and necrotizes and ruptures, causing upper gastrointestinal bleeding, or when the tumor infiltration extends to the cardia and causes difficulty in swallowing.

The above are the early symptoms of gastric cancer. Through the introduction of experts, I believe you have a certain understanding of the early symptoms of gastric cancer. If you still have any questions about the early symptoms of gastric cancer, please consult our online experts.

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