Knowing Stomach Cancer, Cause Of Death Of Actress Kang Seo Ha

JAKARTA - South Korean actress, Kang Seo Ha, died at the age of 31, which was reported on Monday, July 14, 2025. She died after battling stomach cancer.

The death of Kang Seo Ha left sorrow and became a reminder of the bad effects of stomach cancer. Quoted from Healthline, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, stomach cancer is cancer that occurs due to the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of stomach cells.

In the early stages, stomach cancer rarely shows specific symptoms. Symptoms can be in the form of bloating stomach or ole heart pain, and are often considered as ulcers.

These conditions often make stomach cancer difficult to detect early, and usually only be diagnosed when it enters the final stage. Therefore, people must get to know more about this disease in order to do faster treatment.

1. Cause of stomach cancer

Stomach cancer occurs due to changes in genetic (mutational) in the cells in the stomach. This mutation causes these cells to grow abnormally so that they become cancer cells.

The cause of genetic changes in the stomach cells is not known with certainty. However, there are factors that increase the risk of someone developing stomach cancer, such as smoking, aged 55 years and over, having family members with stomach cancer, and having surgery on the stomach.

Stomach cancer is also at risk for people who experience health problems such as pylori bacterial infections, chronic stomach inflammation, to polyps in the stomach. Eating patterns also increase the risk of stomach cancer, including frequent eating processed meat, consuming alcoholic drinks, rarely eating vegetables and fruit.

2. Symptoms of stomach cancer

Stomach cancer in the early stages often does not cause symptoms. If it appears, the symptoms will be considered as a regular mag complaint because it is in the form of bloating stomach, ole heart pain, quickly full when eating, nausea, and vomiting.

However, advanced stage stomach cancer will cause more severe symptoms. Starting from blood vomiting, black or bleeding feces, anemia, yellow pain, reduced appetite, weight loss, weak body, and swelling in the stomach due to fluid buildup.

3. Time to go to the doctor and treatment

If you have experienced frequent complaints of ulcers or repetitive digestive disorders, you should immediately consult a doctor. Doctors usually do gastroscopy checks, to see the condition of the stomach.

The method of treating stomach cancer depends on the cancer stage and the patient's condition. The chances of recovering from stomach cancer also depend on the stage of cancer at the beginning of diagnosis, as well as the overall health condition and patient age.

The methods of treatment that can be treated by stomach cancer patients are chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and target therapy. These four methods are often combined so that cancer cells in the stomach are completely eradicated.