The treatment goals and options for stomach cancer vary depending on how advanced the cancer is and how far it has spread. Surgery is often an effective treatment option for people with early-stage ...

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, begins in the cells that line the stomach. The vast majority of stomach cancers are the adenocarcinoma type, which affects the glandular mucus-producing ...

Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, develops when cells in the stomach lining begin to grow out of control. People usually don’t experience any symptoms in the early stages, which makes early ...

As November begins, health organizations, patient advocates, and medical professionals across the country are joining forces to observe Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. This annual observance is ...

Japan reported an age-standardised incidence rate of 27.6 per 100,000 people in 2022, with 126,000 new cases diagnosed each year. The country continues to be among the regions most affected by stomach ...

GISTs originate from interstitial cells of Cajal and are staged by size, location, mitotic rate, and genetic mutations, influencing treatment strategies. Diagnosis involves imaging, endoscopy, biopsy, ...

Stomach cancer, also referred to as gastric cancer, was once thought of as a disease of older adults. However, it is increasingly affecting people under the age of 50, mirroring a similar shift that ...

Globally, stomach cancer is on the rise in young people, but new research shows that three-quarters of future cases could be prevented by screening for and treating a common bacterial infection: ...

After months of stomach pains, weight gain, and fatigue, a woman was told it was just bloating. But when her concerns were finally heard, horrified doctors discovered a tumor weighing nearly 50 pounds ...

Working with an international team of collaborators, scientists at Columbia University have found a way to shift the balance of a type of white blood cell inside a stomach tumor, causing the immune ...