Pregastric cancer is a process of transformation from normal gastric mucosa to gastric cancer. At present, the incidence of pregastric cancer is increasing year by year. Chinese medicine has unique advantages in preventing pregastric cancer. This article reviews the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment progress of precancerous lesions of gastric cancer, and reveals the etiology of precancerous lesions of gastric cancer. The pathogenesis is spleen deficiency, liver depression, Yin deficiency, dampness and heat, blood stasis. The pathological factors include qi stagnation, phlegm dampness, poison and silt. The treatment is mainly reflected in invigorating the spleen and dredging the liver, dampening and removing blood stasis. In the aspect of modern medicine, mainly through anti-inflammatory acid inhibition, eradication of Helicobacter pylori, endoscopic submucosal dissection and other methods. In this paper, the current medical treatment of pregastric cancer was screened to improve the understanding of pregastric cancer and reduce the incidence of gastric cancer as much as possible.

Jijia Zhang, Huanping Lin, Hanyue Xiong. Research progress on etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of gastric precancerous lesions. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 6: 28-36. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2023.040605.

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