<prompt> Which of the following statements about Gastric carcinoma are true?Occult blood in stool is not seenHighly radiosensitive tumorSquamous cell carcinoma is the most common histological subtypeOften associated with HypochlorhydriaAchlorhydria  <response>: Gastric carcinomas are often associated with hypochlorhydria and achlorhydria.About 20 of patients with carcinoma stomach are achlorhydric after maximal stimulation. Hypochlorhydria is present in about all the cases - Textbook of Surgery by. Gupta 2e 867Adenocarcinomas are the most common histological subtypes of stomach cancer.About 85 of stomach cancers are adenocarcinomas- Harrison 17e p571Occult blood in the stool may be seen in gastric ca.Acute GI bleeding is somewhat unusual 5, but chronic occult blood loss is common and manifests as iron deficiency anemia and heme-positive stool.- Schwartz 9e p932Gastric ca are not radiosensitive; they are relatively radioresistant.Gastric adenocarcinoma is a relatively radioresistant tumor- Harrison 17e p573 