Stomach Cancer

Stomach or gastric cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the lining of the stomach. The wall of the stomach is made up of three layers of tissue: the mucosal layer, the muscularis layer, and the serosal layer. Stomach cancer begins in the cells lining the mucosal layer and spreads through the outer layers as it grows.

Stromal tumors of the stomach begin in supporting connective tissue and are treated differently from gastric cancer.

An estimated 26,890 new cases of stomach cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2024, and 10,880 people are expected to die from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. The rate at which people survive for five years after such a diagnosis is approximately 36.4 percent, according to NCI. Age, diet, and stomach disease can affect the risk of developing gastric cancer.

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Source: National Cancer Institute