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What type of cancer is gastric cancer?
(what is the word) |
adencarcinoma of the stomach
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Why is stomach cancer such a big deal?
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b/c it metastasizes to other organs
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Where does stomach cancer spread to?
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small intestine (by direct extension)
other organs (lung/liver) by metastasis |
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What are the things that can cause stomach cancer?
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genetics
chronic gastritis H. pylori Decrease in HCL spicy foods Low socioeconomic status Being a man Alcohol |
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If a medication helps with the manifestations of that are seen with gastric cancer, then what can you "kind of" assume?
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it is not cancer.....if meds help then it is something else
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What are the manifestations of gastric cancer?
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early satiety
anorexia indigestion weight loss (later manifestation ulcer like pain fatigue |
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How is gastric cancer diagnosed definitively?
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endoscopy (b/c you have a biopsy)
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What are the other ways that gastric cancer can begin to be diagnosed?
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barium swallow
endoscopy biopsy liver enzymes (increased) |
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What are the NDs for gastric cancer?
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imbalanced nutrition (less than)
Acute Pain |
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What are the surgical interventions for gastric cancer?
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Sub radical gastrectomy
Total gastrectomy |
