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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Kris M., Stomach Cancer (Signet Cell Ring Carcinoma), Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Trouble swallowing and pain when more food was eaten than usual, significant weight loss
Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy
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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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