Gastric cancer, as one of the cancers with high incidence rate in our country, always makes people avoid it and turn pale at the mention of it. Because the time of discovery is different, the final outcome may be very different.
For this problem, it seems that we often hear such a sentence:
[If only I had found out earlier.]
Can you? Yes.
There is such a magical examination item, called [gastroscope].
The stomach is connected to the oral cavity through the esophagus and throat. Because of this natural entrance, Doctors can insert gastroscope into their mouth, directly see the changes of gastric mucosa, and find the parts that may look problematic, so that they can directly take suspicious tissues with pliers, so that pathologists can observe whether canceration has occurred or whether there is a tendency to canceration under the microscope, and truly achieve early and non-invasive diagnosis.
What is the significance of early detection of gastric cancer?
If gastric cancer can be found through gastroscopy at an early stage, for example, when canceration is still confined to a small mucosa and does not metastasize anywhere, we can [strangle it in the cradle]. Some even do not need surgery. Gastroscopy is used to remove diseased tissues without surgery, chemotherapy, less pain, good recovery and high survival rate.
This is the significance of early detection of gastric cancer. No matter how advanced the treatment method is or how expensive the medicine is, it cannot compare with [early detection].
Unfortunately, the detection rate of early gastric cancer in our country is less than 10%, which is closely related to the fact that early gastric cancer does not have what’s special symptoms.
Can what consider getting a gastroscope?
In fact, whether you need to do it or not depends on the doctor’s advice, but in the following situations, you should consult a doctor.
(1) Stomach symptoms occurring in a short period of time
Over 40 years old, no previous history of gastropathy, sudden loss of appetite, stomachache, gastric distension, etc.; Or have a history of gastric ulcer and dyspepsia, but the symptoms have changed obviously recently, such as aggravation of pain and more frequent pain, which cannot be relieved by previous coping methods.
(2) Unexplained wasting and fatigue
In the absence of deliberate weight loss, unexplained weight loss, anemia, or persistent and unrelieved fatigue occur.
(3) Black stool
Black stool is mostly caused by stomach or intestinal hemorrhage. Black stool occurs without taking iron or animal blood. You must go to the hospital in time for relevant examination.
(4) For patients who have undergone gastroscopy before and have been diagnosed with atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia, they must be reviewed regularly according to the requirements of doctors so as to find signs of canceration as early as possible and deal with them in time.
Do gastroscopy [life is better than death]?
Most of them feel uncomfortable doing gastroscopy, or listen to others say that doing gastroscopy is better than dying. Therefore, most people adopt the tactical policy of “don’t do it if you can, hide if you can”.
It is true that gastroscopy can be a little uncomfortable, but it is far from the point of [life is better than death].
A friend who personally experienced gastroscopy said: Gastroscopy does not hurt, the biggest feeling is nausea, always nausea.
At first he was too nervous and nauseous to gasp, then the more he held his breath, the more nauseous he became. When he started to inhale through his nose and exhale through his mouth as recommended by the doctor, the nausea was obviously relieved.
If most people cooperate well, they should be able to tolerate gastroscopy. Of course, if you are really scared, many hospitals now have painless gastroscopy to choose from, that is, general anesthesia, let the patient sleep, after waking up, gastroscopy is finished.
Although gastric cancer has claimed many lives, it is a [paper tiger] in the early stage of gastric cancer. As long as it can be found in time and disposed of before it develops and grows, it can save many lives.