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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*
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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
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.