Stomach cancer risk factors

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Overview

Common risk factors in the development of stomach cancer are helicobacter pylori infection, cigarette smoking, family history of stomach cancer, and a diet high in salted smoked or preserved foods.

Risk Factors

• Helicobacter pylori gastric infection
• Advanced age
• Male gender
• Diet low in fruits and vegetables
• Diet high in salted, smoked, or preserved foods
• Chronic atrophic gastritis
• Intestinal metaplasia
• Pernicious anemia
• Gastric adenomatous polyps
• Family history of gastric cancer
• Cigarette smoking
• Menetrier disease (giant hypertrophic gastritis)
• Familial adenomatous polyposis