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gastric cardia cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003418

A type of stomach cancer that begins in the mucous-producing cells in the inner lining of the cardia (the part of the stomach that is closest to the esophagus). Food and liquids pass through the cardia to enter the stomach from the esophagus. Risk factors associated with gastric cardia cancer include obesity, smoking tobacco, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most gastric cardia cancers are adenocarcinomas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003418
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003418",
  "term": "gastric cardia cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of stomach cancer that begins in the mucous-producing cells in the inner lining of the cardia (the part of the stomach that is closest to the esophagus). Food and liquids pass through the cardia to enter the stomach from the esophagus. Risk factors associated with gastric cardia cancer include obesity, smoking tobacco, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most gastric cardia cancers are adenocarcinomas.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gastric-cardia-cancer/"
}

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