Stomach Cancer Screening

Stomach cancer is difficult to be diagnosed at early stages as the disease does not show symptoms at the start. Different blood tests, urine tests, and MRIs are done to analyze the condition of your stomach and to check any risks for the disease. This early detection helps you in preventing the stomach cancer. After your diagnosis, your particular treatment will be recommended. This cancer is considered complex, and thus it is difficult to recognize. So you need to consult experts for accurate detection and timely treatment!

What is the Stomach Cancer?

Stomach cancer is also known as gastric cancer can develop due to many reasons such as the aging factor, poor diet, and medical history of the disease. The disease can spread to other organs like the esophagus, lungs, and liver. As the stomach is involved in the digestion process, the cancer cells formation affects its ability to release digestive enzymes and juices. The disease gets spread to small intestines too. The early detection of the disease is essential as it prevents you from further spreading. 

Causes of the Cancer:

There are many reasons because of why stomach cancer can occur. These are the ones present below:

• People who are over 65 years are more likely to get stomach cancer 
• Stomach swelling can cause the disease
• People who have a family history of the disease
• Individuals who eat a diet poor in vitamins and rich in salts
• Stomach bacteria called helicobacter 

All the causes mentioned above can develop stomach cancer. By avoiding different eating habits and taking vitamins and nutrients we can reduce the chances of the disease. 

What are the Symptoms?

When someone is suffering from the disease he/she might have the following signs and sufferings:

• Pain in your abdominal region 
• Bloating and gas
• Indigestion 
• Heartburn 
• Your appetite diminishes 
• You may feel fatigued and have muscle pain 
• Swallowing issue
• Blood in stools 
• Color change in stool 
• Nausea 
• Vomiting 

What is Screening?

Screening is a process of detecting the risk for the disease by laboratory tests to increase the chances of treatment before it even developed fully. There are many ways to check for the condition. These are physical testings, blood analyses, imaging tests, or other identifying tests. 

Screening Process for Stomach Cancer:

The Stomach Cancer Screening in Abu Dhabi is a process for cancer for both healthy males and females and it is a wrong perception that people suffering from cancer can only go for the screening. The test is actually the detection of cancer risks that protects people from cancer in the next ten to fifteen years. Most doctors are not familiar with an early stomach cancer diagnosis. 

To check for cancer, it is crucial to analyze every centimeter of the stomach. Using special techniques, lesions present in the stomach are dyed, and the best way to do the process is with the endoscope with a magnified function. This technique helps in early detection. In some conditions, detection for other reasons also shows some signs of stomach cancer that need to be followed up but this is the last stage of stomach cancer.  

Tests Type:

Imaging tests:

Ultrasounds, MRIs, and CT scans are imaging detections for stomach cancers. The detection involves the testing of gastrointestinal tracts by images. 

Biopsy:

A biopsy is a process of taking tissue samples from the patient to detect the presence of abnormal tissues. The taken samples are then examined with the help of a microscope.  

Colonoscopy:

It is the detection of abnormal growths and polyps in the large intestine and other gastrointestinal tracts with the help of a tube. 

Gastroscopy: 

This is the detection of the upper digestive tract by inserting a small tube into the mouth, then the stomach, and then into the small intestine to visualize different areas. 

Endoscopic ultrasound:

The process involves the use of a flexible tube to detect the gastrointestinal tract as well as the lungs. Images are produced in the process with the help of the magnification property. 

Video capsule endoscopy:

A capsule with a camera and imaging property is inserted in the stomach and GTI for detection. The capsule is wireless and is really small in size. 

Wireless Esophageal 24-hour ph monitorization:

The process measures the acid reflux in the esophagus and checks if acid is present in the esophagus or not. 

Deep Balloon-assisted Endoscopy:

The technique is done with two balloons that are inflated and deflated to make the analysis easy for the doctors. The complications in the stomach is detected by the process more accurately. 

What is the Treatment for Stomach Cancer?

Esophagectomy:

The procedure removes the part or whole esophagus using the other parts of the body generally the stomach. 

Colectomy and Small Bowel Resections:

This is the removal of any part of the bowel such as the intestines and the rectum part. 

Endoscopic Stenting:

It is a plastic or metal placed in the biliary duct to provide a proper passage to the bile. 

Endoscopic submucosal and mucosal dissection:

The process eliminates the cancerous and pre-cancerous cells from the gastrointestinal tract. 

Why Enfield Royal Clinic?

During your consultation with the doctor, your doctor will guide you through the Stomach Cancer Screening in Abu Dhabi phenomena and the aftercare. Treatments will be advised according to your needs and condition. So stop waiting and contact us right now to save yourself from cancer in the future. To schedule a consultation with us complete the form that is present below!