People may be able to decrease their risk of stomach cancer by reaching or maintaining a moderate weight, avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol, and treating infections that may lead to stomach cancer ...

A 2024 observational study of more than 470,000 adults in Britain found that people with higher salt intake are more likely to develop certain stomach cancers than those who ate little or no salt.

Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, develops when cells in the stomach lining begin to grow out of control. People usually don’t experience any symptoms in the early stages, which makes early ...