The stomach cancer survival rate refers to the number of people who survive for the particular period of time after the disease has been diagnosed. Till date the maximum duration of survival has been cited is of five-years. This statistics indicates the percentage of people, who have remained alive even five years after the diagnosis of the stomach cancer, either they have few symptoms of stomach cancer or are receiving treatment on regular basis so as to keep the cancer suppressed for the longer period of time.
This stomach cancer survival rate is calculated by analyzing a large group of people and the methods of diagnosis and treatment of the stomach cancer vary greatly from individual to individual. The stomach cancer survival rate depends greatly on the stage of the stomach cancer and the patient’s health in general (immune system).
The main causes of stomach cancer may include exposure to radiation, pernicious anemia, bacterial infection by Helicobacter pylori, stomach surgery and other genetic factors causing a pre-disposition condition for stomach cancer. Helicobacter pylori is responsible for cancer in bottom half of the stomach, and not in the upper half.
In the years 1995-2001 the average survival rate of the stomach cancer was 23.2 percent. in five –year survival rate of stomach cancer in accordance with sex and race were:
- 24.2 percent for black women
- 23.9 percent for white women
- 21. 5 percent for black men
- 19.9 percent for white men
The stomach cancer usually erupts at the lining of the stomach where cell changes take place but recent studies diagnosed maximum cases of the stomach cancer found oesophagus as the most prone region. The cancer is diagnosed by displaying symptoms like nausea, indigestion, tiredness and pain in the stomach.
In case you have witnessed any of these symptoms, you must immediately contact your physician and narrate the entire condition to him or her. The diagnosis procedure may include stool test, blood test followed by endoscopy, which is the most effective way to detect stomach cancer.
