What are the examination methods for diagnosing gastric cancer?

Some patients always feel uncomfortable in their stomach and are afraid of having stomach cancer. In fact, you can do some tests to diagnose stomach cancer. Today, let the experts introduce several tests to diagnose stomach cancer .

The main methods for diagnosing gastric cancer are as follows:

(1) The preferred methods for diagnosing gastric cancer are gastroscopy and barium meal examination. These two methods are currently the most accurate methods for diagnosing gastric cancer, and they are popular, convenient, less painful, and have moderate examination costs. Among them, gastroscopy has more advantages and plays a unique role in discovering micro-gastric cancer and determining the pathological histological type of gastric cancer. Therefore, it is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people and people at high risk of gastric cancer should choose gastroscopy; while the general population can choose either gastroscopy or barium meal examination.

(2) CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations are suitable for patients with advanced gastric cancer. They can identify the extent of the lesion and provide information for patients who have been diagnosed with gastric cancer to determine the surgical plan. However, they are not very useful for diagnosing early gastric cancer.

(3) Gastric juice analysis, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), hemoglobin, fecal occult blood, etc. can be used as auxiliary examinations for the diagnosis of gastric cancer.

(4) Gastric fluid exfoliative cytology examination. B-ultrasound examination can be used as a method for gastric cancer examination, especially B-ultrasound examination can make up for the shortcomings of gastroscopy and barium meal examination. However, both methods have certain limitations and are not suitable as the first choice at present.

The above is the introduction of "Examinations for Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer", which is for reference only. If you have similar symptoms, do not delay any longer and do the examinations for diagnosis of gastric cancer. If you have other questions about the examinations for diagnosis of gastric cancer, please consult our online experts for more information.

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