Stomach cancer may take a long period before it manifest. Early symptoms are subtle and majority of patients are asymptomatic. Sometimes these patients were initially treated like any other benign stomach diseases like peptic ulcer.  

Difficult early detection causes majority of cases present at a very late stage of the disease.

Some of the common symptoms associated with stomach cancer are

• Indigestion
• Epigastric discomfort
• Epigastric pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Difficulty to swallow food
• Bloatedness especially after meal
• Blackish stool
• Haematemesis or vomiting blood
• Loss of appetite
• Loss of weight
• Lethargy  
• Palpable mass in the abdomen
• Lymph node enlargement

Updated:: 05/11/2021 []