Stomach cancer may not cause symptoms in the early stages. Not everyone with these symptoms has stomach cancer. If you have ongoing symptoms, see your general practitioner (GP).
If there are symptoms, they can include:
Stomach cancer symptoms
- unexplained weight loss or loss of appetite
- difficulty swallowing
- indigestion – pain or burning feeling in the abdomen (heartburn), frequent burping, or stomach acid coming back up into the oesophagus (reflux)
- feeling sick and/or vomiting more often, with no apparent cause
- abdominal (belly) pain
- feeling full after eating, even a small amount
- swelling of the abdomen or feeling bloated
- unexplained tiredness
- vomit that has blood in it
- black or bloody faeces (stools or poo).
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Prof David I Watson, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Flinders University, and Senior Consultant Surgeon, Oesophago-Gastric Surgery Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, SA; Prof Bryan Burmeister, Senior Radiation Oncologist, GenesisCare Fraser Coast and Hervey Bay Hospital, QLD; Dr Natalie Collier, Radiation Oncologist, Wollongong Hospital, NSW; A/Prof Melissa Eastgate, A/Executive Director, Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, QLD; Brett Hall, Consumer; Natalie Lalor, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council Victoria; Chris Menzies, Upper GI Cancer Nurse Consultant, Flinders Medical Centre and Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA; Stefanie Simnadis, Clinical Dietitian, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, WA; Prof Rajvinder Singh, Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide, and Director, Gastroenterology Department and Head of Endoscopy, Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA.
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