Stomach cancer

Introduction: Stomach cancer

Stomach cancer: Cancer of the stomach. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Stomach cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Stomach cancer

• Early symptoms:
  • Vague abdominal symptoms
  • Indigestion
  • Heartburn
  • Upper abdominal discomfort

See full list of 46 symptoms of Stomach cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Stomach cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Stomach cancer

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Diagnostic Tests for Stomach cancer

• Physical exam
• Fecal occult blood test
• Upper GI series
• Barium meal contrast x-ray
• Endoscopy

See full list of 10 diagnostic tests for Stomach cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Stomach cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Stomach cancer
• Underlying causes of Stomach cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Stomach cancer

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Causes of Stomach cancer

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More information about causes of Stomach cancer:

• Stomach cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Stomach cancer

Treatments for Stomach cancer

• Surgery
  • Partial gastrectomy
  • Total gastrectomy
• Chemotherapy
  • IV chemotherapy

See full list of 8 treatments for Stomach cancer

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Patient Surveys for Stomach cancer

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Prognosis for Stomach cancer

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Reseach about Stomach cancer

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Clinical Trials for Stomach cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Stomach cancer include:

• Randomized Trial of Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Cisplatin Followed by UFT in Serosa-Positive Gastric Cancer (JCOG9206-2) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Gastrectomy+ chemotherapy
• Randomized Multicenter Study Comparing Docetaxel Plus Cisplatin and 5-FU to Cisplatin Plus 5-FU in Advanced Gastric Cancer - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - docetaxel
• Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Surgical Approaches to Gastric Cancer Invading the Esophagus (JCOG9502) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy for Gastric Cancer (JCOG9501) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Phase III Trial of Neoadjuvant TS-1 and CDDP for Type 4 and Large Type 3 Gastric Cancer.JCOG0501 - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Neoadjuvant chemotherapy(TS-1+CDDP) followed by gastrectomy

See full list of 193 Clinical Trials for Stomach cancer

Statistics for Stomach cancer

• Medical statistics for Stomach cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Stomach cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Stomach cancer
• Society statistics for Stomach cancer

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Stomach cancer, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
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• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Stomach cancer:

Primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm of the stomach - (Source - Diseases Database)

Stomach cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Stomach cancer, or a subtype of Stomach cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Stomach cancer as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet