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LATEST RESEARCH
The Prevention of Stomach Cancer
Key Findings
- Drinking three or more alcoholic drinks per day increases the risk of this cancer.
- Consuming foods preserved by salting increases the risk. Research mainly relates to salt-preserved foods, such as pickled vegetables and salted fish, as traditionally prepared in East Asia.
- Regular intake of processed meat increases the risk of stomach non-cardia cancer.
- Excess body fat increases the risk of stomach cardia cancer.
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PREVENTABILITY
15% of US stomach cancers – about 4,000 cases – can be prevented each year.
Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Stomach Cancer | |||
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| Source: AICR/WCRF Continuous Update Project Report: Stomach Cancer, 2016 | |||
| STRENGTH OF CURRENT EVIDENCE | DECREASES RISK |
INCREASES RISK |
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| PROBABLE Effect on Risk: |
Body fatness* | ||
| Alcoholic drinks | |||
| Processed meat** | |||
| Salt-preserved foods | |||
*Only cardia stomach cancer is associated with obesity
**Only non-cardia stomach cancer is associated with processed meat
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