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
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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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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Melissa W., Stomach Cancer (Gastric Adenocarcinoma), Stage 4B (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Feeling like something was in her throat, occasional nausea, acid reflux, occasional feeling of having boiling water in her stomach, soreness in the bottom of her ribcage
Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy
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Niccole B., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Stomach pain after having alcoholic drinks, eating less, slight weight loss, acid reflux, vomiting, getting full fast
Treatments: Chemotherapy (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy or HIPEC, open HIPEC with cytoreductive surgery), surgeries (partial gastrectomy, cholecystectomy, splenectomy, partial colectomy, partial hepatectomy), radiation therapy (targeted radiation therapy), immunotherapy, targeted therapy (PARP 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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