Treatment of stomach cancer – the earlier the disease is detected, the more likely it is that treatment of stomach cancer will succeed.
The most reliable means of early detection is gastroscopy.
The primary treatment is surgery, which involves the partial or complete removal of the stomach, along with the associated lymph nodes.
For large tumours, the aim of surgery may also be to reduce the size of the tumour (debulking surgery). Surgical procedures are supplemented with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.
In early stomach cancers, the initial lesion can also be removed endoscopically.
In advanced cases, bridging solutions may be considered: endoscopic or surgical methods are used to try to keep the stomachpassable and to make feeding possible.
