If you or a loved one were diagnosed with and have suffered from stomach cancer, gastric cancer or non-cardia adenocarcinoma after taking Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid or other Proton Pump Inhibitors to treat heartburn, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a stomach cancer lawsuit or settlement.
A team of drug injury lawyers and attorneys is investigating injury lawsuit cases of patients who claim to have been diagnosed with and have suffered from stomach cancer, gastric cancer or non-cardia adenocarcinoma after using certain medications, including Proton Pump Inhibitor or PPI heartburn medications.
Stomach Cancer Lawsuit Cases
Stomach cancer lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who took PPI heartburn medications such as Nexium (omeprazole), Prilosec (esomeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole), Protonic (pantoprazole), Zegerid (omeprazole/ sodium bicarbonate) and/or Dexilant (dexlansoprazole) and suffered serious injuries, side-effects or complications including, among others:
- Stomach cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Non-cardia gastric adenocarcinoma
- Death
Stomach cancer (or gastric cancer) is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the stomach. There are various types of stomach cancers, including adenocarcinomas, lymphomas, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, carcinoid tumors, among others. Most cancers of the stomach are adenocarcinomas which develop from cells forming the innermost lining of the stomach (mucosa).
It has been estimated by the American Cancer Society that over 27,000 stomach cancer cases may be diagnosed each year in the United States along with thousands of gastric-cancer related deaths.
Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Cancer
Stomach cancer signs and symptoms can potentially include:
- Fatigue
- Feeling bloated after eating
- Persistent nausea
- Poor appetite
- Weight loss
- Stomach pain
- Abdominal belly pain
- Low red blood cell count or anemia
- Blood in stool
- Jaundice
- Swelling or fluid build up in abdomen (ascites)
- Discomfort in abdomen above naval
- Indigestion
- Difficulty swallowing
Update: No longer accepting PPI cases. However, if you suffered from stomach cancer after taking heartburn medication Zantac or ranitidine, you may be entitled to compensation from a Zantac stomach cancer lawsuit.
If you or someone you love suffered from gastric cancer, stomach cancer or non-cardia adenocarcinoma after using certain medications such as proton pump inhibitor heartburn drugs, you may be entitled to compensation from a gastric cancer lawsuit or settlement. Contact an injury lawyer to request a free case review
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a product, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company or product (i.e., Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid, Omeprazole, etc.) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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