Month: November 2019

Trouble Swallowing? It Can Be Dysphagia

With the holidays in full swing, food is always at the center. For some people, though, eating and swallowing make enjoying this time more difficult. Do you have difficulty swallowing? When eating, do you feel like you are choking? Do you get a strangling sensation in your throat? The medical term for this sensation is […]

Stomach Cancer and Your Risk Factors

Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Before the 1980s, it was the leading cause of cancer death. Over the last 40 years, there has been a decline in the incidence, for unexplained reasons.  Risk Factors Race – East Asians, Andean South Americans, and Eastern Europeans are at the highest risk for gastric […]

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