Is stomach cancer curable? How Long Does stomach cancer take to kill you?
Stomach Cancer Let's first understand what is meant by a cancer. It is a malignant (bad or fatal) tumor (growth or swelling). This lump or sore arises for reasons we don't know and spreads from the original spot to neighboring tissues. It can compress, bend, or extend to other organs and interfere with their function. The single most important feature about a cancer is that it spreads (metastasizes) through the vascular system to organs remote from where it starts. Most often it spreads to the liver and the lungs. A cancer whose growth cannot 'be arrested ultimately causes the death of its host. Cancer of the stomach is particularly difficult to recognize. The earliest symptoms of the disease are so vague and indefinite that the patient's own awareness of being sick can be tardy. Thus, one third of the patients when first seen are already at a stage beyond the possibility of salvage. The other unfortunate fact about stomach cancer is that it spreads widely; that i...