A few risk factors for stomach cancer include:²

• Gender: Stomach cancer is more common in men than in women.
• Age: Most people diagnosed with stomach cancer are between their late 60s and 80s.
• Ethnicity: Stomach cancer is more common in Hispanic Americans, Blacks, Native Americans, and Asian/Pacific Islanders.
• Helicobacter Pylori Infection
• Diet: People that consume large amounts of smoked foods, salted fish and meat, and pickled vegetables are at an increased risk of stomach cancer.
• Tobacco Use
• Being Overweight or Obese
• Previous Stomach Surgery
• Pernicious Anemia
• Family History
• Some Types of Stomach Polyps
• Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection
• Certain Occupations: For example, workers in the coal, metal, and rubber industries seem to have a higher risk of stomach cancer.
• Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID)

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