Surgery to remove your stomach is called a gastrectomy. There are different types of gastrectomy. The type you have depends on the stage and position of your cancer. You might have: a subtotal or ...

It’s often part of the treatment for stomach cancer. Depending on where the cancer is in your stomach and how far it has spread, your surgeon will decide what type of treatment you need.

A team at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, removed a 10.3 kg gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) from a ...

A team of Singapore scientists has made a significant discovery in understanding stomach cancer, a disease that remains one ...

A team of Singapore scientists has made a significant discovery in understanding stomach cancer, a disease that remains one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. By using advanced mapping ...

The procedure involved gastrectomy--the complete removal of the stomach--followed by reconstructing a new stomach using loops of the small intestine to allow food intake.

Radiotherapy uses high energy waves, similar to x-rays, to kill cancer cells. You usually have external beam radiotherapy for stomach cancer. External beam radiotherapy directs radiotherapy beams at ...

As she sat in the waiting room after the tests, she knew something was wrong. Once a nurse ushered her into a private room she received a cancer diagnosis — but not the kind she was expecting. "He ...

Stomach cancer rates in the United States have been steadily decreasing for decades, but recent trends reveal an increase in early-onset stomach cancer in people younger than 50, particularly women.