Stomach Cancer Stories | Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
- Adenocarcinomas. 90 to 95 percent of stomach cancers are adenocarcinomas.
- Intestinal
- Diffuse
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). A sarcoma found in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract.
Adenocarcinomas
Maria C., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Rapid weight loss, fatigue, inability to hold food down
Treatments: Chemotherapy, surgery (robotic distal gastrectomy), radiation therapy
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Jeff S., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: None; found during the evaluation process for kidney donation
Treatments: Surgery (partial gastrectomy & nephrectomy), chemotherapy (oxaliplatin & capecitabine), radiation
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Lauren C., Stomach Cancer, Stage 1, CDH1+
Symptoms: Irregular bowel movement (stomach bile), extreme pain eating certain foods or drinking alcohol
Treatment: Total gastrectomy (surgery to remove whole stomach)
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Amy M., Stomach Cancer (Gastric Adenocarcinoma), Stage 3B
Symptoms: Unexplained weight loss, fatigue, blood in stool, stomachache, trouble swallowing
Treatments: Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgeries (gastrectomy, partial pancreatectomy), immunotherapy
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Graham L., Stomach Cancer (Diffuse Gastric Adenocarcinoma with Signet Ring Cell Features, Poorly Differentiated), Stage T1bN0
Symptoms: None; a stomach polyp discovered during his annual screening tested positive for cancer
Treatments: Surgeries (total gastrectomy, lymphadenectomy)
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Mary Jane B., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Fatigue, night sweats, sharp back pain, bloody stool, unexplained weight gain, nausea and vomiting, chest pain, shortness of breath, severe anemia, loss of appetite and early satiety, sudden and intermittent dry cough, persistent stomachache, distended abdomen, frequent headache, forgetfulness
Treatments: Chemotherapy, targeted therapy (anti-HER2 receptor monoclonal antibody), immunotherapy (PD-1 inhibitor)
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
Louis D., Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Symptom: Feeling the need for constant urination
Treatments: Surgery to take out the tumor, maintenance chemotherapy (3 years)
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