by Jessica Saenz, Mayo Clinic Credit: Mayo Clinic Stomach cancer rates in the United States have been steadily decreasing for decades, but recent trends reveal an increase in early-onset stomach cancer in people younger than 50, particularly women. Trends also reveal younger people have more advanced stomach cancer at the time of diagnosis. While cancer experts don’t yet...
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Stomach cancers make electrical connections with the nervous system to fuel spread, study finds
by Columbia University Irving Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have discovered that stomach cancers make electrical connections with nearby sensory nerves and use these malignant circuits to stimulate the cancer’s growth and spread. The research is published in the journal Nature. It is the first time that electrical contacts between nerves and a cancer outside the brain...
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Stomach cancer can be caused by a bacterium carried by half the people on Earth, but screening for it isn’t easy
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In 1982, two Australian physician–scientists discovered a spiral-shaped bacterium whose form not only dictated its function, but its capacity to dwell in the human body’s harshest chemical environment would help identify it as the cause of serious afflictions of the stomach, including cancer. Drs. Barry...
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Predictive model identifies at-risk patients who may need stomach cancer screening
by Cleveland Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cleveland Clinic developed a predictive model to identify patients at risk of developing gastric (stomach) cancer who may benefit from stomach cancer screening. The model is designed to identify who might need regular upper endoscopies to screen for stomach cancer. Although U.S. patients get routinely screened for other diseases,...
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Toby Keith had stomach cancer. Symptoms can be easy to miss, doctors say.
By Kyle Melnick for Washington PostCountry music fans paid tribute this week to singer and guitarist Toby Keith after he died Monday at the age of 62. Keith was receiving treatment for stomach cancer, and his death raised awareness for the condition. Live well every day with tips and guidance on food, fitness and mental...
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What are stage 1 stomach cancer symptoms?
Doctors use a staging system to describe the severity and spread of stomach cancer, with stage 1 being the earliest stage. Symptoms of stage 1 stomach cancer may include abdominal discomfort, indigestion, nausea, and bloating. At this stage, doctors typically recommend treatment with surgery to remove all or part of the stomach. They may follow...
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STOMACH CANCER RISK IS HIGHER FOR ASIAN AMERICANS
Asian Americans, particularly Korean Americans, are at an unusually high risk for stomach cancer, research shows. Over the last six decades in the United States, stomach, or gastric, cancer rates have plummeted. But around the world, gastric cancer remains a leading cause of death, particularly in Asia. In an article in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,...
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Study opens route to overcoming drug resistance in stomach cancer
by Institute of Cancer Research Stomach cancer cells. Credit: Katharina von Loga Scientists have shown how stomach cancers can dodge the effects of a promising new experimental treatment—raising the possibility of outsmarting cancer by predicting drug resistance in advance. Their new study found that stomach cancers could develop resistance to a new class of drugs...
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Stomach cancer atlas maps path to better treatments
by Federico Graciano, Duke-NUS Medical School Figure 1. UMAPs depicting cell lineages marked by genes specific to each cluster. The epithelial cell meta-cluster is marked by CDH1 expression and the different subclusters of epithelial cells such as pit mucous cell (Pit) marked by MUC5AC, TFF1, chief cells (Chief) marked by LIPF and PGA3 expression and intestinal...
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New therapeutic target pinpointed for stomach cancer
by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain WEHI researchers have identified a key molecular regulator involved in the progression and spread of stomach cancer, suggesting a potential new approach to treat this devastating disease. The team discovered that removing the inflammatory signaling protein TNF in a laboratory model prevented early...
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