Atrophic gastritis may have a lifetime without cancer.
Atrophic gastritis has the possibility of cancer, but from atrophic gastritis to cancer, it needs to go through the two stages of intestinal epithelial chemotaxis and heterotrophic proliferation in between, which will take several years or even ten or several decades. As long as active treatment is given during this period, cancer can be stopped.
Generally speaking, the chance of cancer is higher in patients with moderate-to-severe atrophic gastritis accompanied by moderate-to-severe intestinal epithelialization or heterotrophic hyperplasia, while the chance of cancer in other patients with atrophic gastritis is lower. Therefore, after the discovery of atrophic gastritis, timely treatment with drugs such as levofloxacin, amoxicillin, omeprazole, ranitidine and other medications, and in severe cases, surgery is needed to control the development of the disease.
It is recommended that patients with atrophic gastritis need to pay attention to the treatment, timely access to regular professional hospitals, and follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.