Stomach Cancer

THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- In patients who've had surgery for stomach cancer, removingHelicobacter pyloribacteria from the stomach greatly reduces the risk of cancer recurrence, a Japanese study finds. Almost all stomach cancers not related to the heart develop fromH. pylori, which has been classified as a group I carcinogen for stomach cancer by the World Health Organization, according to background information in the study. While removal ofH. pylorihas been shown to have a preventive effect on stomach...

William S. Field, 55, a patent searcher who had owned and operated a self-named practice in Burke since 1978, died Nov. 8 at Capital Caring hospice in Arlington County. He had stomach cancer, said his brother James Field. William Samuel Field was born Washington and raised in Alexandria and New York. He was a resident of Burke. His marriage to the former Dawn Crawford ended in divorce. Survivors include a son, Maxwell Field of Burke; and three brothers. — Megan McDonough

MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking and drinking are associated with three esophageal and stomach cancer subtypes, say Dutch researchers who conducted a long-term study of almost 121,000 people. The study focused on: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), which resembles head and neck cancer; esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), typically found in the lower esophagus; and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA), a cancer that occurs in the area of the upper stomach where it joins the esophagus.

My mom was a Girl Scout leader, and I have such happy memories of helping her get ready for meetings and just being with her. So at first, I was just doing it to bond with my little girl and do some fun, creative volunteering. I had no idea what I was getting into or how deeply I would get into it. I never realized how much I would get out of it. One defining moment was our first overnight camping trip. The girls were 5 and 6. After dinner, the mom chaperones and the girls walked off to the bathhouse to get...

TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Chemotherapy following surgery does not improve survival in stomach cancer patients, says an Italian study. Currently, surgery is the only treatment that can potentially cure non-metastatic gastric cancer, according to background information in the study. However, some recent research has suggested that a chemotherapy combination of cisplatin, epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (PELF) improves outcomes in people with metastatic gastric cancer.

FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Prompt treatment of a common stomach infection reverses the damage that can lead to gastric cancer, according to tests on mice done by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The findings should put a stop to any questions about whether, and when, antibiotic treatment ofHelicobacter pylorican reduce or eliminate the risk of developing stomach cancer. "We concluded thatH. pylorieradication prevented gastric cancer to the greatest extent when antibiotics were...

Charles Mosee, 83, a neurosurgeon in Washington for 50 years who worked at the old D.C. General Hospital and at Howard University Hospital, died of stomach cancer April 10 at Howard University Hospital. He was a Washington resident. Shortly after he received his medical degree in 1960, Dr. Mosee moved to Washington. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Georgetown University. He had been a practicing physician at Howard University Hospital up until six months ago. Charles Mosee was born in Philadelphia.

William S. Field, 55, a patent searcher who had owned and operated a self-named practice in Burke since 1978, died Nov. 8 at Capital Caring hospice in Arlington County. He had stomach cancer, said his brother James Field. William Samuel Field was born Washington and raised in Alexandria and New York. He was a resident of Burke. His marriage to the former Dawn Crawford ended in divorce. Survivors include a son, Maxwell Field of Burke; and three brothers. — Megan McDonough

WEDNESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they may have discovered how tumors develop in the stomach, a finding that could lead to new treatments for gastric cancer. In a study done on mice, scientists at the Melbourne Branch of the International Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) found that blocking the signaling pathway of the IL-11 protein -- either through genetic manipulation or with medications -- would prevent certain inflammation, hyperplasia (an abnormal increase in the number of cells)

TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with stomach or pancreatic cancer may have more lymph nodes examined for the spread of cancer if they're treated at designated comprehensive cancer centers or at hospitals that do a high number of cancer surgeries, says a U.S. study. If too few lymph nodes are examined for cancer cells, a patient's cancer may be incorrectly classified, altering prognosis, treatment decisions and eligibility for clinical trials, according to background information in the study.

The number of people with cancer is likely to surge by more than ­­75 percent across the world by 2030, with particularly sharp rises in poor countries as they adopt unhealthy "Westernized" lifestyles, a study said last week. Many developing countries were expected to see a rise in living standards in coming decades, said the paper from the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer. But those advances could come at a cost: an increase in breast, prostate and colorectal cancer linked to poor...

Charles Mosee, 83, a neurosurgeon in Washington for 50 years who worked at the old D.C. General Hospital and at Howard University Hospital, died of stomach cancer April 10 at Howard University Hospital. He was a Washington resident. Shortly after he received his medical degree in 1960, Dr. Mosee moved to Washington. He completed his neurosurgery residency at Georgetown University. He had been a practicing physician at Howard University Hospital up until six months ago. Charles Mosee was born in Philadelphia.

Robert C. Brewster, 88, a career State Department officer who served as ambassador to Ecuador from 1973 to 1976 and retired in 1981 as inspector general, died Dec. 20 at the Ingleside at Rock Creek retirement community in Washington. He had stomach cancer and Parkinson's disease. Mr. Brewster joined the State Department in 1948 and held assignments in Latin America and Europe and in the late 1960s was executive director of the Bureau of European Affairs. He became an authority on the law of the sea. During his...

MADRID -- Luis Aguile, an Argentine singer-songwriter whose career blossomed after he moved to Spain, died in a Madrid hospital on Saturday, his manager said. He was 73. Best known for worldwide hit song "Cuando Sali de Cuba " ("When I Left Cuba"), the baritone had been suffering from stomach cancer. He was being treated at Sanchinarro Hospital in a northern suburb of Madrid, where he died, said manager Victor Saboya. Born Luis Maria Aguilera Picca on Feb. 24, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Aguile moved to Spain in 1963 just in time to benefit...

I'm fat. And while I don't think of myself as particularly vain, I avoid looking at my profile in the mirror: The protruding belly is dismaying. But head-on, my body looks more like the image in my mind -- of the slightly pudgy 5-7, 160-pound college student who played basketball three times a week. I've always taken solace in the fact that my mother was heavy, as was her mother. "It's not my fault," I'd tell myself. "It's in the genes. " But I'm over 40 now and closer to 210 pounds, and my long-term health...

Think of the stomach as a J-shaped elastic bag that fits under your diaphragm on the left side of your abdomen, protected by your five lowest ribs. The top end connects to the esophagus; the bottom end attaches to the small intestine. Deep folds (rugae) in the stomach's lining contain millions of glands that produce hydrochloric acid and an enzyme called pepsin. When you're expecting food, the brain sends signals to your still-empty stomach to start secreting these gastric juices.

Robert C. Brewster, 88, a career State Department officer who served as ambassador to Ecuador from 1973 to 1976 and retired in 1981 as inspector general, died Dec. 20 at the Ingleside at Rock Creek retirement community in Washington. He had stomach cancer and Parkinson's disease. Mr. Brewster joined the State Department in 1948 and held assignments in Latin America and Europe and in the late 1960s was executive director of the Bureau of European Affairs. He became an authority on the law of the sea. During his years as ambassador,...

MADRID -- Luis Aguile, an Argentine singer-songwriter whose career blossomed after he moved to Spain, died in a Madrid hospital on Saturday, his manager said. He was 73. Best known for worldwide hit song "Cuando Sali de Cuba " ("When I Left Cuba"), the baritone had been suffering from stomach cancer. He was being treated at Sanchinarro Hospital in a northern suburb of Madrid, where he died, said manager Victor Saboya. Born Luis Maria Aguilera Picca on Feb. 24, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Aguile moved to Spain in 1963 just in time to benefit...

MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking and drinking are associated with three esophageal and stomach cancer subtypes, say Dutch researchers who conducted a long-term study of almost 121,000 people. The study focused on: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), which resembles head and neck cancer; esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), typically found in the lower esophagus; and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA), a cancer that occurs in the area of the upper stomach where it joins the esophagus.

DEAR AMY: My family has a history of cancer. I lost my mother to uterine cancer, my aunt had stomach cancer and my older sister died of breast cancer. I'm very worried and concerned about the health and well-being of my surviving younger sister. She is a very private person, one year younger than me. She's 50 and lives alone. As a guy, I would find it very difficult to sit down with her and talk about this topic, so how should I approach her to ask if she is keeping up with her health exams?