Explains Consultant Medical Oncologist, Head Emirates Oncology SocietyProfessor Humaid Al Shamsi, in an exclusive interview with Sky News Arabia, said: Stomach cancer It is considered one of the most common types of cancer globally, ranking fifth in prevalence and third in causing cancer-related deaths.
He said: Despite the great progress in methods Diagnosis And treatment: This disease remains a major health challenge, especially in countries that are witnessing rapid changes in lifestyles and food, indicating that it still poses an increasing health threat, and this is due to multiple factors, including rapid changes in lifestyle and increased reliance on processed and rich foods. With fat, in addition to the high rate of obesity and associated diseases such as diabetes Diabetes.
He added: “Stomach cancer is often diagnosed in the late stages, which increases the difficulty of treatment and exacerbates mortality rates. This delay in diagnosis is due to a lack of awareness of the early symptoms of the disease, such as persistent indigestion, loss of appetite, and unexplained weight loss, in addition to the absence of Early screening programs directed to detect this type of disease Cancer.
There are many factors that contribute to increasing the risk of stomach cancer, including environmental factors such as: Diet Rich in salt, smoked and pickled foods, in addition to consuming few fruits and vegetables. Helicobacter pylori infection is also considered… bacteria “It affects the stomach lining, which is one of the most prominent factors associated with a higher risk of stomach cancer.”
He stressed a number of important axes that must be focused on to achieve tangible progress in the fight against stomach cancer, including enhancing health awareness, such as launching awareness campaigns targeting early detection of symptoms, causative factors, early screening programs, and adopting national programs to detect H. pylori infection and prevention strategies. Other, enhancing scientific research, by focusing on studies aimed at understanding the genetic and environmental factors affecting the disease in society, and international cooperation: benefiting from international expertise in the field of examination and treatment.
He called for more action Medical research Scientific research to investigate and identify factors that may contribute to the higher incidence of stomach cancer in younger patients.
A “strange” mark in the eye may be an indicator
Doctors in Britain have discovered a “strange” sign that may be an indication of a dangerous type of cancer.
Curious Medical Sciences magazine reported that a 52-year-old woman went to a medical center to seek advice because she had been suffering from stomach pain for three weeks.
After the doctors subjected her to tests, they saw that the whites of her eyes had turned yellow.
Doctors also indicated that the patient had lost her appetite for food and was feeling very tired.
After conducting all the tests, the doctors found that the woman had stomach cancer of the dangerous “adenocarcinoma” type.
Doctors confirmed that the cancer had spread to… IntestinesHe squeezes the tube that carries digestive juices between the stomach and small intestine.
And cause this Intestinal obstruction The color of a woman’s eyes turns yellow, a condition known as “JaundiceIt occurs due to the accumulation of a yellow substance called bilirubin, according to the British newspaper The Sun.
The doctors wrote in the woman’s report that yellowing of the eyes is the first “rare” symptom of stomach cancer.
The woman underwent surgery to help relieve the symptoms of cancer, and left the hospital after refusing to undergo chemotherapy sessions, only to die two months later.
