What are the late symptoms of gastric cancer in men? Pay attention to these

Gastric cancer is the most common malignant tumor in men. According to statistics, the incidence rate of men is much higher than that of women.

Why is this? Because it accounts for more than 75% of all tumors in my country. The leading cause of male stomach cancer is drinking, smoking, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. It can be seen that men are more likely to suffer from stomach cancer. Every year, more than 300,000 men die of stomach cancer in the country.

Most patients with advanced gastric cancer in men have no obvious symptoms. By the time they seek medical treatment, it is too late. This is because most patients with advanced gastric cancer are already in the advanced stage when they are diagnosed. It is lucky to be able to seek medical treatment in the late or middle stages. The overall 5-year survival rate of male gastric cancer is 8% to 11%. Currently, the radical cure rate of advanced male gastric cancer is not high. In the late stage, 90% of gastric cancer patients cannot live more than 5 years. It can be seen that advanced gastric cancer is also a relatively harmful disease.

Stomach pain is a common symptom. The pain of advanced gastric cancer has a certain pattern. That is, there is no rhythmic pain, similar to the symptoms of ulcer disease, which is often ignored, but it is not the same symptom. The symptoms are as follows: There is no pattern in the pain, and no one knows when the pain will occur.

Until the disease progresses, the pain becomes more severe. The symptoms of gastric cancer in the late stage also become more severe, and you should seek medical attention in time if you experience pain.

According to experts at home and abroad, when clinical symptoms appear, people should be highly alert:

Loss of appetite, weight loss, and fatigue are all symptoms that are easy to appear. You must be careful about these symptoms. If you have long-term nausea, difficulty eating, and gradually develop difficulty swallowing and food reflux, it may be the late stage of gastric cancer. Early treatment is needed to prevent the spread of late-stage gastric cancer. Further development of antral cancer may cause vomiting due to pyloric obstruction.

Symptoms of blood in the stool are also symptoms of advanced gastric cancer in men. A small amount of gastric bleeding is manifested by positive stool occult blood. When the amount of bleeding is large, it is necessary to prevent it. Vomiting blood and black stools may occur. Elderly people without gastric diseases are more likely to suffer from pain due to gastric cancer.