Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms of stomach cancer may include:
- Fatigue
- Feeling bloated after eating
- Feeling full after eating small amounts of food
- Heartburn that is severe and persistent
- Indigestion that is severe and unrelenting
- Nausea that is persistent and unexplained
- Stomach pain
- Vomiting that is persistent
- Weight loss that is unintentional
If you have any of these symptoms you should contact your GP.
Diagnostic tests
The following tests maybe required to diagnose gastric cancer:
- Endoscopic ultrasound – this procedure involves looking into the stomach using a long tube
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-  – this is a small operation that allows the surgeon to look at the outside of the stomach and the nearby organs and take biopsies.
Treatments
The treatments for gastric cancer include:Â
- surgery
- drug therapy including chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Find out more information on the chemotherapy pathway within the Ä¢¹½tvÊÓƵ Cancer Centre.
- radiotherapy
- symptom management
- or a combination of these options.
When treatment is complete
When treatment is complete a member of the team will discuss what happens. Â
The upper GI nurse specialist team are available for advice and can be contacted on 0113 2068457.