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I Was Worried That I Will Get Cancer & Gastritis

last week I underwent endoscopy of my stomach and food pipe and the doctor told there is ulcer in small intestine after the stomach, i was worried that i will get cancer for my stomach so only i got this investigation done. now doc said stomach ulcer cause cancer not the small intestine. is it so
posted on Sat, 17 Oct 2009
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i am worried that, i never heard that gastritis causes cancer, even i have gastritis. am i at risk for cancer then. i think its better to get an endoscopy done to rule out cancer. i will go for it soon.
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Yes ulcers in stomach can turn into cancer. Ask your doc to exlain in detail.
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I Was Worried That I Will Get Cancer & Gastritis

i am worried that, i never heard that gastritis causes cancer, even i have gastritis. am i at risk for cancer then. i think its better to get an endoscopy done to rule out cancer. i will go for it soon.