Eruptive seborrheic keratoses - gastric cancers

Hello- I am a new poster. Over the past few weeks , I have come out with loads of these on my back- thought it was skin cancer but GP says not. GP wants to do blood tests to 'rule out' other things as he says  it can be a sign of serious illness in the body, which seems a bit daft as I feel fit and well, so I am resisting. I've just googled (I know you shouldn't but...) and seems it's  a precursor for various cancers, esp gastric. Anyone had any experience of this symptom please? 

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  • I'm sorry to hear about these eruptive seborrheic keratoses that have appeared on your back in the last few weeks Fugitive7.

    As many of our members will tell you, Google is not very helpful in these situations as it tends to give very general information and increase any fears and worries you may already have.

    I do hope you'll let your GP run the tests they've suggested as it's always good to be safe when dealing with any unusual or unexplained symptoms. 

    Hopefully some of our members will offer their thoughts and advice to you soon but in the meantime, we'll have our fingers crossed these are no cause for concern.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator