Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, has a higher incidence and mortality rate than other types of cancer.
On March 10, Japan’s second top men’s national volleyball team passer, Naonobu Fujii, died of stomach cancer at the age of 31. The news devastated Japanese volleyball fans.
Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of death among Japanese men, and the fourth cause of death for Japanese women, with 28,043 and 14,888 deaths reported in 2019, respectively. Japanese doctors warn that quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy diet, and getting regular physical exams can effectively prevent stomach cancer.
In the United States, there were more than 26,000 new cases of stomach cancer, with over 10,000 deaths in 2022….