Why do gastric cancer?

Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor that originated from gastric mucosa epithelium, and it is also one of the most common digestive tract tumors.

In 2020, there were 479,000 new cases of gastric cancer in my country, and the incidence of gastric cancer ranked fourth in the incidence of malignant tumors.

You must have such doubts. Everyone eats the same every day. Why do I have gastric cancer, just do I get it?

Let's take a look at who is "prefer" of gastric cancer together.

Men over 1.40 years old: The risk of gastric cancer in men is higher than that of women, which may be related to high exposure rates such as drinking and smoking such as drinking alcohol and smoking.

According to statistics, the incidence of gastric cancer will increase significantly after the age of 40, so men over 40 years of age are high incidence of gastric cancer.

2. People with bad eating habits: usually eat too fast, irregular diet, overeating, especially those who prefer salty food, pickled food, fried and smoked foods are more likely to develop gastric cancer.

3. People infected with Helicobacter pylori: Helicobacter pylori (HP) is the most important factor that causes gastric cancer. Studies show that the higher the detection rate of HP, the higher the risk of gastric cancer.

4. People with a history of gastrointestinal diseases: In the past, people with chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcers, gastric polyps, postoperative residual stomach, hypertrophic gastritis, malignant anemia and other pre -gastric cancer diseases are more likely to suffer from gastric cancer.

5. People with a family genetic history: Gastric cancer exists in family aggregation, and first -level relatives of patients with gastric cancer, such as parents, children, siblings, etc., have higher risk of gastric cancer.

6. People with poor living habits: Smoking and excessive drinking can also induce gastric cancer.

7. Other people: Infection with hepatitis B virus, EB virus, and people with diabetes are more likely to get gastric cancer.

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