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How can you get a stomach cancer?

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Stomach cancer is linked to many things.

Helicobacter pylori a bacteria that infects the lining of the stomach.
Old age.
Being male.
Eating a diet that is low in fruits and vegetables.
Eating a diet high in salted, smoked, or preserved foods.
Having chronic gastritis.
A type of anemia.
Smoking.
Stomach polyps.
Family history of gastric cancer.

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