Stomach cancer is one of the major killers among middle-aged and elderly cancer diseases. The incidence rate of stomach cancer increases significantly with age, and the peak incidence age is 50-80 years old, and the incidence rate of men is 1.5-2.5 times that of women. So, what are the early symptoms of stomach cancer? How to prevent stomach cancer?
The main early symptoms of stomach cancer include the following aspects.
1.More than 80% of patients will experience pain in upper abdomen.
2.About 1/3 of the patients will have stuffy stomach, epigastric discomfort, loss of appetite, indigestion, accompanied by pantothenia.
3.1/3 of patients may have unexplained weight loss, emaciation and fatigue, although there are no obvious digestive system symptoms.
4.Some patients show symptoms such as panacidity, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, belching or black stools
In the middle and late stages of gastric cancer, there are upper abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, perforation, pyloric obstruction, emaciation, weakness, metabolic disorders and corresponding symptoms caused by cancer spread and metastasis, etc.
The main factors of stomach cancer in young people
Severe lack of sleep, irregular diet, high work and psychological pressure, as well as discomfort in the stomach or infection of Helicobacter pylori are the main factors of gastric cancer in young people, which are of high malignancy and rapid development. Therefore, extra attention is needed.
Prevention of stomach cancer starts from dietary habits
1.Good eating habits
Bad eating habits such as irregular diet, overeating, eating too fast and too hot, and preferring too hard food can cause damaging stimulation to the stomach and lay the hidden danger for the occurrence of stomach cancer. Therefore, forming good eating habits is the foundation of preventing stomach cancer.
2.Eating more fresh vegetables and fruits
Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin A, vitamin B and vitamin E, and strengthen the intake of protein appropriately, which will play a protective role for gastric mucosa.
3, do not smoke and drink
Smoking and drinking are the most common factors that increase the risk of cancer, and the risk of stomach cancer can be greatly increased by smoking and drinking. Therefore, if you want to prevent stomach cancer, you must quit smoking and alcohol.
4.Eat less or no pickles
Pickles contain a large amount of nitrite and secondary amines, which can synthesize strong carcinogenic nitrite compounds in the stomach. Therefore, to prevent the occurrence of stomach cancer, we should eat more fresh food and eat less or no pickles.
5.No or less smoked and fried food
Smoked or fried food can also produce a lot of carcinogenic substances, and reused high-temperature cooking oil can also contain such carcinogenic substances, so it should be used sparingly.