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
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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Dawn C., Stomach Cancer (Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer), CDH1+, Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Persistent bloating, feeling of discomfort in the stomach area, weight loss, dehydration, feeling very full leading to vomiting, high blood pressure
Treatments: Chemotherapy (HIPEC, including through a clinical trial), surgeries (gastrectomy, splenectomy, cholecystectomy, oophorectomy, appendectomy, omentectomy, peritonectomy, lymphadenectomy), 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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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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Luwen S., Cardia Cancer, Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Backaches, heartburn and acid reflux resulting in vomiting bile, fainting spell after eating, fatigue, inability to swallow
Treatments: Chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgeries (esophagectomy, partial gastrectomy)
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Arelly R., Stomach Cancer (Gastric Adenocarcinoma), Stage 4 (Metastatic)
Symptoms: Nausea, blood in stool, side pain, extreme fatigue, excessive burping
Treatments: Surgeries (gastrectomy, port placement), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy (antibody-drug conjugate)
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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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