The 14 -year -old boy (China) not long ago at the People's Hospital of Zhejiang Province was diagnosed with early stomach cancer.The fact that Tieu Ly discovered cancer was a bit accidental, his father had previously had an early stomach cancer surgery.Thinking that sometimes the boy had stomach pain, so his father was a little worried, rushing to take Tieu Ly to the endoscopy.As a result, the boy was discovered a block of about 2cm in the stomach, biopsy affirmed that this was an early stomach cancer.
Fortunately, thanks to early detection, the doctors conducted minimally invasive surgery for Tieu Ly, currently the boy is recovering stably and his life and learning are not affected.
What makes Tieu Ly's father wonder is that Tieu Ly's grandfather also suffered from stomach cancer.So, is the stomach cancer of Tieu Ly due to genetics?
Pan Wensheng, Head of the Gastroenterology Department, said that the case of Tieu Ly is only a case, it is difficult to prove that stomach cancer is a genetic disease.However, the tumor history of many family members is really a high risk factor."All malignant tumors in the gastrointestinal tract tend to genetic family, or genetic sensitivity, risk of developing tumors 1.5 to 3 times higher than normal people.".
According to experts, the cause of stomach cancer is very complicated and related to many factors such as genetics, environment, eating habits, lifestyle.In particular, family history is one of the high risk factors and a group of key factors for early screening of cancer.At the same time, experts reminded that stomach cancer has almost no symptoms in the early stages.
When uncomfortable feeling appears, usually in the middle and end stage, patients should not be subjective, delaying the best treatment opportunities.If you visit and detect the disease early, the survival rate after 5 years can be up to 90%.Especially for high -risk groups, it is important to pay attention to early detection and early screening.This group of people [people with stomach cancer is often positive for Helicobacter pylori, gastricular atrophy, intestinal abnormalities, stomach polyps or family history.The doctor suggested that these people should stay in time.
Source and photo: Sohu, The Healthy