Reducing Your Risk of Stomach Cancer
by
Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD A risk factor is something that increases your chances of developing cancer. Some risk factors cannot be changed, such as family history or genetics. Fortunately, many risk factors can be changed. There are no specific guidelines to prevent stomach cancer because the cause is unknown. There are factors that can be changed to reduce your risk of many cancers. These include:
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https://www.cancer.org/cancer/stomach-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/prevention.html. Updated March 15, 2016. Accessed September 1, 2017.
Gastric carcinoma. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:
http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116155/Gastric-carcinoma
. Updated September 16, 2016. Accessed September 1, 2017.
Last reviewed September 2018 by
EBSCO Medical Review Board
Michael Woods, MD, FAAP | ||
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