Stomach Cancer Topics

• endoscopic ultrasound
• ultrasound exam
• nonspecific symptoms
• radiation therapy
• biological therapy
• various tests
• cancer of the stomach
• ct scan
• pancreas
• chemotherapy
• stomach surgery
• stomach symptoms
• clinical trials
• lungs
• organs
• liver
• cancer symptoms
• diagnosis
• cancer causes

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Stomach Cancer, Stomach Cancer

Stomach cancer is often asymptomatic or causes only nonspecific symptoms in its early stages.

Various tests determine whether the cancer has spread and, if so, what parts of the body are affected. Because stomach cancer can spread to the liver, the pancreas, and other organs near the stomach as well as to the lungs, the doctor may order a CT scan, a PET scan, an endoscopic ultrasound exam, or other tests to check these areas.

Cancer of the stomach is difficult to cure unless it is found in an early stage (before it has begun to spread). Unfortunately, because early stomach cancer causes few symptoms, the disease is usually advanced when the diagnosis is made. Treatment for stomach cancer may include surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy. New treatment approaches such as biological therapy and improved ways of using current methods are being studied in clinical trials.

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