What are the early symptoms of gastric cancer?

Early gastric cancer often has no obvious symptoms. Some patients may experience indigestion symptoms, including upper abdominal pain, upper abdominal distension, early satiety, belching, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and other discomfort symptoms. Early gastric cancer does not have obvious specific clinical manifestations. Patients will experience anorexia, abdominal distension, early satiety and upper abdominal pain. Gastric cancer patients do not have any symptoms in the early stage, and may also show non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal distension, belching, and early satiety, but these symptoms are often non-specific.

How is stomach cancer treated?

Gastric cancer can be treated through surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other methods. The specific treatment method can be formulated according to the individual's condition, and attention should be paid to nutritional supplements during treatment. You can eat something that is easier to digest. If you cannot eat normally, you can also choose to eat through a gastric tube. There is often no chance of surgery for advanced gastric cancer. Such patients can only choose chemotherapy, which has poor effects. If gastric cancer is confirmed by gastroscopy, its specific treatment should be based on the patient's overall condition, such as the function of the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, as well as the overall nutritional status.

What is the survival rate of early gastric cancer?

Early gastric cancer is mainly determined by the depth of tumor invasion. For example, if the tumor invades the mucosal layer or submucosal layer but does not invade the muscular layer, that is, the tumor is relatively superficial and the tumor is relatively small, radical surgery can be performed. Generally, the tumor must be removed and the surrounding lymph nodes must be cleaned. There is no relevant data in China. At present, the academic community has reached a consensus that the prognosis of early gastric cancer is much better than that of advanced gastric cancer. The 5-year survival rate of advanced gastric cancer is about 60%. Generally speaking, the earlier gastric cancer is discovered, the easier it is to treat and the higher the survival rate. If gastric carcinoma in situ can be found, no chemotherapy is required after surgical treatment, and the survival rate is almost 100%.