Presenting symptoms of gastric cancer in 18,363 patients
Presenting symptoms of gastric cancer in 18,363 patients
Symptom
Percent
Weight loss
62
Abdominal pain
52
Nausea
34
Dysphagia
26
Melena
20
Early satiety
18
Ulcer-type pain
17
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Data from: Wanebo HJ, Kennedy BJ, Chmiel J, et al. Cancer of the stomach. A patient care study by the American College of Surgeons. Ann Surg 1993; 218:583.