Gastric Cancer Disease Summary

Last updated: 12 November 2024

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Overview

Gastric cancer is the cancer originating in the esophagus, esophagogastric junction and stomach.
Early stage gastric cancer rarely causes symptoms and is most commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage.
To ensure that patients are appropriately selected for treatment interventions, a careful cancer tumor staging is essential.
Studies have shown that patients who received sequential preoperative induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation yielded substantial pathologic responses that results in durable survival time.

For further information regarding the management of Gastric Cancer, please refer to Disease Algorithm for the Treatment Guideline.