What is the incubation period of gastric cancer?

The incubation period of cancer is very long. It takes 10-15 years for cancer cells to grow to the size of mung beans, and only one year for mung beans to grow to the size of eggs. It is generally believed that the incubation period of gastric cancer is 5 years, but the situation of different patients is different, and the specific situation depends on the actual situation.

Although they are both gastric cancer, their pathological types are different, and the doubling time of cancer cells is also different, which will lead to huge differences in their incubation period. More than 70% of early gastric cancers have no obvious symptoms. Early patients may have stomach discomfort, dull pain, or benign ulcers. As the disease progresses, malignant tumors gradually form. This process takes a long time.

The main treatments for gastric cancer are:

1. Surgical treatment: Patients with early gastric cancer can achieve good results through surgical treatment.

2. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided resection of the diseased mucosa.

3. Chemotherapy: If the pathological changes are beyond the scope of surgery, chemotherapy can prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis.

4. Targeted therapy: Some gastric cancer patients are HER2 positive and can receive HER2 targeted therapy.

5. Chinese medicine treatment: If the patient has stomach bloating and discomfort, he can take Chinese medicine for conditioning. Combined with clinical practice, face-to-face consultation with doctors is the guide.