What are the symptoms of gastric cancer recurrence

What are the symptoms of stomach cancer recurrence?

If we perform surgery in the early stage of gastric cancer, the postoperative recurrence rate can reach about 10%. Generally, recurrence occurs after five years. The most common type of gastric cancer in my country is mid-to-late stage gastric cancer, with metastasis to distant and nearby areas. At this time, if the surgical recurrence rate is very high, the recurrence time will be advanced, so follow-up treatment must be adhered to after surgery.

1. We must understand some symptoms of gastric cancer recurrence, because we can effectively control the development of the disease. In our daily life, many people will find symptoms and delay treatment, which is wrong. We must treat them in time when we find symptoms of gastric cancer recurrence.

2. After gastric cancer surgery, patients must be given some basic care to prevent gastric cancer recurrence. When we have digestive tract symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, vomiting blood, indigestion, abdominal pain, black stools, etc., we must go to the hospital for examination and treatment.

3. The most common symptoms of gastric cancer recurrence are upper abdominal discomfort, such as swelling and heaviness, and fatigue stomach pain. These symptoms are also similar to those of gastritis and are likely to resolve on their own. Sometimes they are very similar to the symptoms of ulcers and may be mistaken for duodenal ulcers.

4. If gastric cancer patients show signs of recurrence, the invasion and compression of the tumor may lead to complications and systemic discomfort. Depending on the location of the white blood cell metastasis, the symptoms may vary, including nausea and vomiting.

There are no physical signs in early-stage gastric cancer. Among the physical signs of mid- to late-stage cancer, epigastric tenderness is the most common. One-third of patients can feel a mass in the upper abdomen that is firm but irregular. There may be tenderness. Whether an abdominal mass is found is related to the site and size of the cancer and the thickness of the patient's abdominal wall. More abdominal masses can be felt in antral cancer. Gastric cancer recurrence generally occurs within 5 years after gastric cancer surgery, especially within 3 years, but a small number of recurrences also occur within 5 years after surgery. Be sure to have regular follow-up examinations.