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2. Gastrointestinal cancer - Wikipedia

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   Cancer of the stomach, also called gastric cancer, is the fourth-most-common type of cancer and the second-highest cause of cancer death globally. [2] Eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia) is a high-risk area for gastric cancer, and North America, Australia, New Zealand and western and northern Africa are areas with low risk. [5]

3. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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   Research shows that the risk of cancer is low for 10 years if a high-quality colonoscopy does not detect cancer, so tests for this purpose are indicated every ten years. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Colonoscopy screening is associated with approximately two-thirds fewer deaths due to colorectal cancers on the left side of the colon, and is not associated with ...

4. Stomach cancer - Wikipedia

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   Cancer of the stomach is difficult to cure unless it is found at an early stage (before it has begun to spread). Unfortunately, because early stomach cancer causes few symptoms, the disease is usually advanced when the diagnosis is made. [80] Treatment for stomach cancer may include surgery, [81] chemotherapy, [13] or radiation therapy. [82]

5. New oral rinse could help detect gastric cancer in early stages

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   When the cancer is detected and treated while it remains in the stomach, the five-year survival rate is 75%, according to the American Cancer Society. If detection and treatment do not start until ...

6. After Dad's Cancer Diagnosis, a Family Had Their Stomachs ...

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   After Greg had eight rounds of chemo, as well as the stomach-removal surgery, he was cancer-free for about a year. Then the cancer came back in the peritoneum, the lining of his abdomen.

7. Chromoendoscopy - Wikipedia

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   The most common applications for chromoendoscopy are the following: identification of squamous cell carcinomas or dysplasia of the esophagus, identification of Barrett's esophagus and dysplasia, identification of early gastric cancer, characterization of colonic polyps and colorectal cancer, and in screening for dysplasia in individuals with ulcerative colitis. [1]