Stomach cancer

Consultant surgeon Sukhbir Uhbi explains who's most at risk of stomach cancer, the questions to ask if you're diagnosed and the treatment options.

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• Choices
• health
• stomach
• cancer

[NHSChoices]

If you are experiencing any symptoms go and see your GP as soon as possible. If you are not registered with a GP you can go to your nearest NHS walk-in centre. To find your nearest service go to the NHS website and input your postcode in the Find and Choose Services search.

[TheSylvia1975]

@Elyphante hi imy prayers are with ur famaly my friends of years shes 65 and she today that im writting this got out of the hospital she had stomach cancer she lost weight ,,,got anemia very bad but thanks to the lord shes ok she got 80 percent of her stomach cut off but will live so have faith i had to take her to the ER in order for her to get treated so she went in de 28 of nov. and came out today the 17 of dec. so have faith ........!!!god wont let u down!!!

[BoredIslandGirl]

@MrsSandyblanco I'm very sorry for your loss. My friend just died of stomach cancer yesterday at the age of 50. Her progression was similar to your brother. It may be rare for younger people to have this cancer but we should all be aware of it and other forms of the disease.

[MrsSandyblanco]

I have to add that stomach cancer is no longer a elderly disease. My brother died of stomach cancer at the young age of 44. He was not a smoker nor a drinker.The only symptom he ever got was not being able to swallow.For two months he was wrongly diagnosed. He went to an ENT doctor . He did a endoscopy of the esophagus and told him , it was stress. he died 7 months later after official diagnosis.He lasted 9 months.

[Elyphante]

I believe my mom has stomach cancer. She collapsed this june and went to the hospital and got a full check up but they did not look inside her stomach. She lost so much weight and does not have any apetite. My mom is 52 and has four children: 22, 21,17,and 14. I am extremely worried for her and I feel like it might be too late. I cry myself to sleep worrying about her. We are going to the family doctor on Friday. Please pray for my mom. She's fragile and she is far to precious to leave us now.

[Allibaby78]

A gastrectomy is a medical procedure that involves surgically removing the stomach.

There are three types of gastrectomy:

partial gastrectomy, where part of the stomach is removed

total gastrectomy, where the whole stomach is removed

sleeve gastrectomy, where the left side of the stomach is removed

[Zekee27]

This is bs, I heard of plenty of people in their 40s, hell 30s and even a few in their 20s affected by this cancer... I dont believe the docs really now what they are talking about sometimes, there definitly isnt enough screening and sensibilisation to this disease

[LinkinParkHotspur]

@metoo702 I have a feeling that some doctors know why. And certainly the FDA knows why.

[vasios]

My grandmother diagnosed ca stomach...she live only 18days from the diagnwsh...the only symptom was anemia.......only anemia is a basic symptwm for worry someone ? Does nobody knows?......

[sckaan]

my sister was diagnosed with stomach cancer at the age of 33, once diagnosed, she underwent surgery where the dr opened her up and closed her up without removing the tumor. They gave her 2 days-2 weeks to live...she lived for 4 weeks.

[irontera86]

this hurts to watch this..my father died march 04 of this year. i cant believe it..he was 54 years old..