Introduction
This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet
(NIH Publication No. 05-1554)
has important information about
cancer* of the stomach. Stomach cancer is also called gastric cancer.
You will read about possible causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. You will also find ideas about how to cope with the disease.
Scientists are studying stomach cancer to find out more about its causes. And they are looking for better ways to treat it.
NCI provides free information about cancer, including the publications mentioned in this booklet. You can order these materials by telephone or on the Internet. You can also read them on the Internet and print your own copy.
*Words that may be new to readers appear in italics. The "Dictionary" section explains these terms. Some words in the "Dictionary" have a "sounds-like" spelling to show how to pronounce them.
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