There are several major factors that seem to increase one’s risk of gastric cancer. Men are twice as likely to get gastric cancer as women, and it is more common in people of Asian and Pacific Island descent. One’s diet probably plays a major role. Smoked foods, salted meat and fish and pickled vegetables increase one’s risk of gastric cancer, while eating whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables seems to lower the risk. Obesity, too, increases one’s risk. Other factors that increase one’s risk of stomach cancer include:

—      Smoking

—      Excessive intake of alcohol

—      A bacterial, H. pylori, ,stomach infection

—      Stomach surgery

—      Stomach polyps

—      Increased age

—      Type A blood

—      Family history of cancer

Share This