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Types | Risk Factors | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment
Although stomach cancer, known medically as gastric cancer, has become far less common over the past several decades in the United States, over 22,000 Americans will be diagnosed with the disease this year and over 11,000 will die. Despite advances, stomach cancer remains among the leading causes of cancer death in certain regions of the world, including parts of Central America and South America, and environment is considered among several risk factors.
Treatment success and survival rates among stomach cancer patients have been hindered because the presence of stomach cancer most often is not recognized until the disease has spread. This is due partly to the absence of noticeable symptoms during the early stages of cancer development in the stomach. And when symptoms do become evident, they initially may be dismissed as unworthy of medical attention, further delaying diagnosis and treatment.
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