Stage 0 Stomach Cancer (Carcinoma in Situ)
Treatment for stage 0
stomach cancer usually involves surgery. This can either be a total gastrectomy or subtotal gastrectomy. A subtotal gastrectomy is also called a partial gastrectomy.
Stage I and Stage II Stomach Cancer
Treatment for stage I and stage II stomach cancer may include:
- Surgery (total or subtotal gastrectomy)
- Surgery followed by chemoradiation therapy.
Stage III Stomach Cancer
Treatment for stage III stomach cancer may include:
- Surgery (total gastrectomy)
- Surgery followed by chemoradiation therapy.
Stage IV Stomach Cancer
Treatment for stage IV stomach cancer that has not spread to distant organs is usually surgery (total gastrectomy) followed by chemoradiation therapy.
Treatment of stage IV stomach cancer that has spread to distant organs may include:
- Chemotherapy to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life
- Endoscopic laser surgery or endoluminal stent placement to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life
- Radiation therapy to stop bleeding, relieve pain, or shrink a tumor that is blocking the opening to the stomach
- Surgery to stop bleeding or shrink a tumor that is blocking the opening to the stomach.
Recurrent Stomach Cancer
Treatment of recurrent stomach cancer may include:
- Chemotherapy to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life
- Endoscopic laser surgery or electrocautery to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life
- Radiation therapy to stop bleeding, relieve pain, or shrink a tumor that is blocking the stomach.
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