What is stomach cancer?

Gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver. Surgery is the primary treatment modality for stomach cancer.

How do members experience stomach cancer?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with stomach cancer*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for stomach cancer*

Who has stomach cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 29
40s 37
50s 38
60s 37
70+ 34

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 83
Female 91

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What is stomach cancer?

Gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver. Surgery is the primary treatment modality for stomach cancer.



Common symptoms reported by people with stomach cancer

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for stomach cancer

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Compare treatments taken by people with stomach cancer

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have stomach cancer through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with stomach cancer? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has stomach cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 163 say stomach cancer is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 29
40s 37
50s 38
60s 37
70+ 34
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 7
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 83
Female 91

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 83
Not Diagnosed 12

These charts show data from stomach cancer patients who have completed their condition history
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