Are You at Risk for Gastric Cancer?

1. Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, tends to develop slowly over many years. These early changes don't always cause symptoms. Who is more likely to develop gastric cancer?

• Men
• Women

2. Most people diagnosed with stomach cancer are:

• Younger than age 50
• Older than age 50

3. In the United States, stomach cancer occurs more often among:

• Caucasians
• Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian/Pacific Islanders

4. Eating this food regularly may increase your risk of stomach cancer:

• Smoked meats
• Salted fish and meat
• Pickled vegetables
• All of the above

5. Being infected with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) bacteria may be a major cause of stomach cancer, especially cancers in the lower part of the stomach.

• True
• False

6. You’re at increased risk for stomach cancer if:

• You’re a smoker
• You don’t smoke

7. If you have this blood type you’re at higher risk for stomach cancer:

• Type O
• Type A
• Type B
• Type AB

8. If you have a parent, sister, brother, or child who has stomach cancer, your risk for developing it yourself is higher.

• True
• False

9. Your stomach cancer risk is lower if you’ve had part of your stomach removed.

• True
• False

10. Getting too much vitamin B12 is linked to the development of stomach cancer.

• True
• False

11. Workers in the coal, metal, and rubber industries have a lower risk of getting stomach cancer.

• True
• False