Adenocarcinome of the stomach 胃腺癌 --- By: Zier Wang

As the name says, this kind of cancer happens in people’s stomachs. There are four kinds of morphology of the naked eye: 

就像名字所說的，胃腺癌是一種發生在人體胃部的癌症。胃癌肉眼的形態一共有四種:

1. Bulging type: The tumor is polyp-like or umbrella-shaped

2. Penetrating type: The tumor boundary is clear.

3. Disseminated type: The tumor spreads along the surface of the mucuous membrane or infiltrates the wall. 

4. Mixed-type: With the characteristics of the types above, this type appears the largest number in this kind of cancer. 

1. 隆起型：腫瘤是息肉樣或者是傘型的

2. 穿透型：腫瘤界線分明，有潰爛

3. 播散型：腫瘤會沿著粘膜散播開來，或者在胃壁沈浸

4. 混合型：這是具有最多數量的類型，具有其他型的特徵。

Every type of cancer has different stages, the most common stages are: Early and Late.  每個癌症都會分為3個階段，最常見的說法是：早期和晚期。

1. Early stage:

Normally, the early stage in most cancers is the hardest stage to discover if one has cancer or not. In adeneocarcinome of the stomach, clients usually have no clinical symptoms, but only some small, hidden symptoms, such as pain and discomfort in the upper abdomen, nausea, belching. These symptoms can often occur in normal diseases, namely chronic gastritis, functional digestion or even normal people. 

早期症狀：

一般來說，大部分癌症早期不會有什麼特殊的症狀，並且早期階段的患者是非常難發現他們是否患有一種癌症。在胃腺癌中，早期患者一般是不會有臨床反應。他們只會出現一些日常生活中很常見的症狀，例如疼痛慢性胃炎和功能性消化不良。相信大家也知道，這種症狀一般不是癌症特殊的症狀，反而這些症狀經常出現在普通人中。

2. Late stage: 

The late symptoms of adenocarcinoma are often more obvious, mainly including extensive and spread symptoms. Hoarseness, which is a common symptom of advanced adenocarcinoma, is caused by the continuous enlargement of the tumor and the compression of the laryngeal return nerve. Fever is another common symptom of this cancer. The invasion of the tumor will cause bronchial obstruction, lumen pressure or other phenomena, which can cause inflammatory fever symptoms.

晚期症狀：

胃腺癌的晚期症狀往往更明顯，主要包括廣泛和擴散的症狀。聲嘶是晚期胃腺癌的常見症狀。由於腫瘤不斷擴大，腫瘤會壓著喉回神經。發燒是另一種的常見症狀。腫瘤侵襲後會引起支氣管阻塞、管腔受壓或者其他現象，可英氣炎症性發熱症狀。

Certain causes: 

一些常見的起因：

1. Diet: Exessive salt intake increased the risk of stomach cancer. Long-term intake of high salt can erode and damage the gastric mucosa, leading to chronic gastritis. In more severe cases, it will lead to adenocarcinome of the stomach.

飲食習慣：食鹽過度會增加胃癌的風險。長期過多的攝入會損害胃黏膜，導致慢性胃炎。更嚴重的情況下，很有可能會導致這類癌症。

2. Smoking and drinking: The risk of stomach cancer increases by 5 times. People who smoke every day hava an 88% increase in risk of developing stomach cancer. 

吸菸喝酒：胃癌的風險會增加5%。每天吸菸的人胃癌發病率增加了88%。

3. The number of men suffering from stomach cancer is twice that of women. 

男性患胃癌的人數是女性的兩倍。

IMPORTANT: The information provided in this blog is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical diagnosis and treatment.