There are only 4 steps from gastritis to gastric cancer. 5 types of people are particularly at risk! But one method may help you avoid it.

April 9th ​​of every year is International Stomach Protection Day. my country is a "big country of stomach diseases" with a very large group of stomach disease patients. Especially with the accelerated pace of life, stomach diseases are becoming younger and younger.

If chronic inflammation of the stomach persists, gastritis may develop into stomach cancer.

Gastric cancer is a multi-step process of canceration: chronic superficial gastritis → atrophic gastritis → intestinal metaplasia or dysplasia → gastric cancer

At present, gastroscopy combined with histopathological biopsy is the most important and reliable method for diagnosing gastric cancer. The following types of people are recommended to undergo regular gastroscopy (*It is recommended to have a gastroscopy every 5 years):

1. Aged over 40

2. Helicobacter pylori positive

3. Have stomach problems, including atrophic gastritis, chronic anemia, or have had stomach surgery

4. Have a clear family history of gastric cancer

5. People who have long-term bad living habits, such as smoking, drinking, eating pickled foods, and high-salt diets. I wish we can all have a healthy stomach~

Review | Sun Hao, Chief Physician, Gastrointestinal Tumor Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Chongqing University