Indigestion, heartburn or symptoms similar to an ulcer may be signs of a stomach tumor. Nausea and vomiting: Some stomach cancer patients have symptoms that include nausea and vomiting. Sometimes, the vomit contains blood.

Stomach cancer can cause a blockage in the stomach. This stops food from passing through your digestive symptom which can make you feel or be sick. Rarely, there is blood in the vomit.

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At the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Annual Conference 2015, Annie Young, SRN, PhD, Professor of Nursing at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, discusses the clinical significance of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, which continues to greatly impact the quality of life of patients, and the role of oncology nurses in the management and education of patients undergoing potentially emetogenic therapy.

Beth Sandy, CRNP, a nurse practitioner at the Abramson Cancer Center, Penn Medicine, discusses important things for nurses to remember when treating patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Vomiting can be prevented by consuming small amounts of clear, sweetened liquids such as soda pop, fruit juices (except orange and grapefruit because these are too acidic) and popsicles. Drinks containing sugar calm the stomach better than other liquids. Rest either in a sitting position or in a propped lying position.
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