The American Cancer Society projects that more than 27,000 new stomach-related cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2019, affecting the lives of 17,000 men and 10,000 women. Even more distressing, nearly 11,000 people will likely die from the disease. Also referred to as...
While it’s not the most common type of cancer, stomach cancer is an increasing concern occurring mostly in older individuals and is not typically routinely screened for. According to the American Cancer Society about 1 in 95 men and 1 in 154 women will face a...
What is stomach cancer? Cancer of any kind relates to cells experiencing uncontrolled growth. You can suffer cancer in almost any part of your body, with cancer potentially spreading from one part to another. Stomach cancer starts in your stomach, usually over the...
There are less than 200,000 cases of stomach cancer diagnosed in the United States yearly. Unfortunately, many of the people who are affected, don’t realize that there is anything wrong until their condition has become advanced. Often stomach cancer...
Stomach cancer is rare in the United States. In 2016, 113,054 people were living with this disease, and the number of new cases every year is just 7.4 per 100,000 Americans. However, because it is usually diagnosed in its later stages, it is one of the deadlier...
