Part of Body Affected and Symptoms

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Gastric Carcinoma affects the digestive system with organs like stomach, pancreas and small intestines. It may also spread to surrounding organs like the oesophagus and indirectly affects the lymphatic system. 

The cancerous cells lining the inner wall of stomach from a mass within the stomach and spread diffusely throughout the entire wall of the stomach. This tumour tends to spread to the adjoining organs such as spleen, pancreas and lymph nodes. The  tumour cells may also spread up to the oesophagus (gut) or down to the small intestine as stomach is part of the digestive system. As the cancer cells multiply, some cells may break off into the lymph channels and spread to lymph nodes and other parts of the body. Tumors may also break off into bloodstream and spread through blood to the liver, lungs and other organs.

Symptoms :

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Abdominal painThe most common symptom of stomach cancer is abdominal pain. It ranges from mild discomfort to severe pain in the upper abdominal area. If the abdominal pain is persistent, you may need to seek for doctor. 

·       Loss of appetite

 If you suffer from loss of appetite and difficulty in swallowing for many days, you may need to inform the doctor as this symptom is related to many other health conditions besides stomach cancer. This may also lead to sudden weight loss.

·       Nausea

Nausea is another symptom regarded the stomach cancer. It can be a serious health problem and needs to be checked by doctor immediately.

·       Abdominal bloating or fullness

Abdominal bloating also cause us to feel fullness easily after consuming only a small quantity of food. This is because cancer forms a mass in the stomach and therefore block the passage of food ingested. Heartburn most probably occurred.

·                  ·    Fatigue

Fatigue also indicate high probability of getting stomach cancer. Stomach cancer can cause our body to loss large amount of blood and lastly lead to iron deficiency resulting in anaemia.

·       Blood in stool

When you see blood in the stool, it is most probably that the person is suffer from stomach cancer. This is an indication of bleeding in stomach. 

·       Change in bowel habits

Sometimes, stomach cancer can cause changes to bowel habits. It may lead to constipation or diarrhoea. You may also feel the body become weak and malaise.

 ·         Indigestion

Stomach is part of the digestive system. Hence, the sign of stomach cancer is indigestion which cause a lot of discomfort.

 ·         General weakness

Pain and uneasiness in the body make the person feel sick and their general health starts deteriorating. They feel weak all the time carrying out daily activities.

 ·         Swollen stomach

A lump or swelling could be felt in the upper abdominal region at the advanced stage of stomach cancer. Fluids start to get accumulated in the patients stomach.

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Anemia

As a result of bleeding in the stomach and the elimination of blood through blood vomit or through digestive system, the body suffer a great loss of blood. As the level of red blood cell count falls dramatically, it makes the patient look pale and weak.