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

Frank B., Stomach Cancer (EBV-Positive Gastric Adenocarcinoma), Stage 4 (Metastatic)



Symptoms: Weight loss, night sweats, fatigue, swelling in one testicle, urinary tract infection, back pain

Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy
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Uroosa K., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic)



Symptoms: Extreme fatigue, sharp and persistent abdominal pains, nausea, weight loss, ulcer-like symptoms

Treatments: Surgery (Whipple procedure), chemotherapy, immunotherapy

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Viola K., Stomach Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic)



Symptoms: Persistent fatigue, weight loss, occasional pain, persistent weakness

Treatments: Chemotherapy (FLOT), HIPEC (surgery + hot chemotherapy), 2nd intestinal surgery
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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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