Overview
... Although the incidence of stomach cancer has declined dramatically in the United States and Western Europe in the last 50 years, the disease remains a serious problem in much of the rest of the world,...

ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
... The digestive system Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (en-doh-SKAH-pik REH-troh-grayd koh-LAN-jee-oh-PANG-kree-uh-TAH-gruh-fee) (ERCP) enables the physician to diagnose problems in the l...

Digestive Diseases Dictionary
... This dictionary defines words that are often used when talking or writing about digestive diseases. It is designed for people who have digestive diseases and their families and friends. The words are ...

Upper Endoscopy
... The digestive system Upper endoscopy enables the physician to look inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). The procedure might be used to discover the reason f...

Upper GI Series
... The digestive system The upper gastrointestinal (GI) series uses x rays to diagnose problems in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (first part of the small intestine). It may also be used to examine...

Gastric Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent gastric cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the stomach or in other parts of the body such as the liver or lymph nodes. Trea...

Gastric Cancer Prevention
... Gastric cancer is cancer of the stomach. The most common type of stomach cancer is gastric adenocarcinoma, or cancer of the glandular tissue in the stomach. Other rarer forms of stomach cancer include...

Gastric Cancer Screening
... Gastric cancer may also be called stomach cancer. The major type of gastric cancer is adenocarcinoma, or cancer of the glandular tissue in the stomach. Other rarer forms of stomach cancer include lymp...

Gastric Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent gastric cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the stomach or in other parts of the body such as the liver or lymph nodes. Trea...

Gastric Cancer Treatment
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Gastric Cancer and Screening for Gastric Cancer are also available. In the United States, gastric cancer ranks 14th in incidence among the major types of ...

Gastric Cancer Prevention
... Gastric cancer is cancer of the stomach. The most common type of stomach cancer is gastric adenocarcinoma, or cancer of the glandular tissue in the stomach. Other rarer forms of stomach cancer include...

Gastric Cancer Prevention
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Gastric Cancer, Gastric Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. Dietary Factors and Helic...

Gastric Cancer Screening
... Gastric cancer may also be called stomach cancer. The major type of gastric cancer is adenocarcinoma, or cancer of the glandular tissue in the stomach. Other rarer forms of stomach cancer include lymp...

Gastric Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Gastric Cancer, Gastric Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. Gastroscopic examination ...