Doctor of Viet Duc Hospital in gastroscopy detect cancer early
In Vietnam, each year is about 17,000Stomach cancerNewly new, accounting for about 10% of cancer cases of all kinds.The death rate of stomach cancer ranks 3rd in the top of the cancers causing many deaths with more than 15,000 cases, accounting for about 12%.
Notably, 70% of people with stomach cancer are detected at the stage of progression due to no obvious symptoms and easily confused with gastritis or stomach ulcers.In particular, the age of patients with stomach cancer under 40 years old accounts for 20-25%, a very high number and tends to increase.
At Bach Mai Hospital, about 2,000 gastrointestinal endoscopy daily, about 20% of patients with stomach ulcers and 1-2% of patients with stomach cancer.
Sharing at the conference updating progress in molecular biology, diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal cancer, organized by Bach Mai Hospital, PhD.Nguyen Quang Hung, Deputy Director of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Center (Bach Mai Hospital) recommends, withYoung children with stomach cancerOften due to HP infection transmitted from parents or from the surrounding environment.For a long time, HP bacteria cause chronic ulcers and progress to stomach cancer.
According to many digestive experts, the cause of stomach cancer is increasing among young people because this age often likes processed dishes, greasy, fast food or hot spicy dishes....
Besides,Eating habitsof the majority of Vietnamese people to eat and drink together.This is the transmission of many bacteria and toxins including HP bacteria.This bacterium can live a long -term symbiotic in the stomach, causing damage to the stomach lining, causing dysplasia, abnormalities, which can lead to stomach cancer.
Special,Stress factor, life pressure causes repetitive stomach ulcers, if not treated, closely monitoring will increase the risk of stomach cancer.
“If you have stomach ulcers without definitive treatment, 40% becomes a chronic stomach ulcer disease.Among patients with chronic stomach ulcers, about 60% of stomach cancer, ”PhD.Hung warned.
Assoc.Very vague.It is a feeling of bloating, indigestion, fast food, always full, anorexia, heartburn ... These are signs of indicators to be able to detect the disease early.
Assoc.Male tends to increase.“Especially, ratioHP infectionIt can cause very high stomach cancer, up to 70-80% of people infected with this bacteria, mainly spread by eating.
When this bacterial infection rate is high, precancerous lesions increase, it is necessary to enhance screening to detect the disease early and treat it, ”Assoc.Long said.
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However, in Vietnam, the percentage of patients who are diagnosed with stomach cancer early is still very low.The reason is the habit, people have not paid attention to the issue of annual screening, those who need to screen have not been paid enough attention ...
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Dao Xuan Co, Director of Bach Mai Hospital, said: “Currently, with new and modern techniques, patients can detect theseSigns of gastrointestinal cancerFrom very early.
In particular, with the cutting method under the mucosa that Vietnamese experts have learned from Japanese colleagues, bringing very good opportunities for patients. ”