When to seek urgent medical care when I have Stomach cancer ?
Call your health care provider if symptoms of gastric cancer develop. If you have the following symptoms, seek urgent medical care as soon as possible:
Severe abdominal pain - The reason a person with stomach cancer appears to have severe abdominal pain is mostly because of gastric wall perforation. This is the result of cancer invading and perforating the gastric wall. Surgical intervention needs to be done urgently. Vomiting a lot of blood- This is the result of the cancer invading the vessels of the gastric wall. An abundant amount of blood loss may lead to shock and death. </s>