non-cardia gastric cancer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005886",
  "term": "non-cardia gastric cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of stomach cancer that begins in the mucous-producing cells in the inner lining of the main part of the stomach. This includes the fundus, body, antrum, and pylorus. Risk factors associated with non-cardia gastric cancer include chronic infection with the bacterium H. pylori, smoking tobacco, and consuming too much salt in the diet. Most non-cardia gastric cancers are adenocarcinomas.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/non-cardia-gastric-cancer/"
}