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Stomach Cancer Risk Factors
Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Risk factors for stomach cancer include the following:
- Being exposed to certain substances at work, i.e. asbestos exposure
- Smoking
- Using chew/snuff tobacco
- Diet (Diet high in salted, smoked, or poorly preserved foods)
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection of the stomach
- Chronic gastritis (Inflammation of the stomach)
- Age
- Gender (Male)
- Pernicious anemia
- Intestinal metaplasia
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or gastric polyps
- Having a family history of stomach cancer
The risk of stomach cancer increases with any of the above mentioned factors. The above list illustrates many of the common examples of stomach cancer risk factors. If you or a loved one has one or more of the above stomach cancer risk factors, particularly asbestos exposure, our lawyers can further explain the likelihood that you will be diagnosed with stomach cancer. Call our law firm today to discuss your risk of stomach cancer.
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