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Advanced Techniques for treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Sasidhar R

Stomach cancer is generally called gastric cancer. It is one of the most common cancers found worldwide. It is common in Japan and China but is less common in the UK. About 5,000 people develop stomach cancer each year in the USA. Stomach cancer is more common in older men than in older women. Most people who develop stomach cancer are aged people. There are three types of Gastric Cancer. They are Lymphomas (lymphatic tissue), Sarcomas (connective tissue and Carcinoid cancers (cells of the stomach that synthesize hormones). Lack of Vitamin B 12 causes pernicious anemia. Chain smokers are majorly affected with stomach cancer.