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This Blood Type Can Mean You're at Risk of Cancer

"People with blood group A are at significantly higher risk."

· Cancer

by ALEK KORAB, AUGUST 3, 2021

It is not known what causes stomach cancer but your blood type may offer a clue; people with a certain type may be more likely to get it. So what is stomach cancer? "Stomach cancer is an abnormal growth of cells that begins in the stomach," reports the Mayo Clinic

. "Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, can affect any part of the stomach. In most of the world, stomach cancers form in the main part of the stomach (stomach body). But in the United States, stomach cancer is more likely to affect the area where the long tube (esophagus) that carries food you swallow meets the stomach. This area is called the gastroesophageal junction." Read on to see which blood type is most commonly associated with stomach cancer, and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You Have "Long" COVID and May Not Even Know It.

"People with blood group A are at significantly higher risk for getting stomach cancer compared with other groups," says Anton J. Bilchik, M.D. of Santa Monica, CA.

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