Mayo Clinic Minute: Surgical advances help preserve function after stomach cancer treatment

Stomach cancer , also called gastric cancer, begins when cells grow abnormally in the stomach. More than 30,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with stomach cancer each year. When stomach cancer is found early and has not spread, treatment can sometimes cure it. For cancer that has grown through the stomach wall or spread to other parts of the body, treatments may focus on controlling the cancer, relieving symptoms and helping people live longer. kAmx? E9:D |2J@ r=:?:4 |:?FE6[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]>2J@4=:?:4]@C8^3:@8C2A9:6D^8C@EK\EC2G:D\6\>\5\>\D^3:@\a_bcaagdn>40:5lFDU2>AjFE>0D@FC46l?6HD?6EH@CAjFE>0>65:F>l=U2>AjFE>04@?E6?El9A3DE@>4@>>DU2>AjFE>042>A2:8?l>2J@4=:?:4U2>Aj86@l>:5H6DEU2>AjA=246>6?ED:E6l>:??6D@E2U2>Aj:?GDC4l56AEDFC86CJU2>Aj42F:5l`hgachQmsC] %C2G:D vC@EKk^2m[ 2 DFC8:42= @?4@=@8:DE 2E |2J@ r=:?:4 r@>AC696?D:G6 r2?46C r6?E6C[ 6IA=2:?D 9@H DFC8:42= :??@G2E:@?D 42? 96=A A2E:6?ED AC6D6CG6 DE@>249 7F?4E:@? 2?5 BF2=:EJ @7 =:76]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8m(92E 92AA6?D 5FC:?8 DE@>249 42?46C DFC86CJnk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm%C62E>6?E 56A6?5D @? H96C6 E96 42?46C :D =@42E65 :? E96 DE@>249 2?5 :ED DE286] ~AE:@?D >2J :?4=F56 496>@E96C2AJ[ C25:2E:@? E96C2AJ[ E2C86E65 E96C2AJ[ :>>F?@E96C2AJ 2?5 DFC86CJ]k^Am kAmQ$FC86CJ :?G@=G6D C6>@G:?8 2== @C A2CE @7 E96 DE@>249[ 2?5 E92E 56A6?5D @? E96 6IE6?E @7 E96 EF>@C :? E96 DE@>249 2?5 E96 =J>A9 ?@56D 2C@F?5 E96 DE@>249[Q D2JD sC] vC@EK]k^Am kAm%96 8@2= @7 DFC86CJ :D E@ C6>@G6 2== E96 42?46C] x? D@>6 42D6D[ E92E >62?D C6>@G:?8 E96 6?E:C6 DE@>249 :? 2 AC@465FC6 42==65 2 E@E2= 82DEC64E@>J] %96 DFC86@? E96? 4@??64ED E96 6D@A928FD E@ E96 D>2== :?E6DE:?6 D@ 7@@5 42? >@G6 E9C@F89 E96 5:86DE:G6 DJDE6>]k^Am kAmQx7 A2E:6?ED ?665 2 E@E2= 82DEC64E@>J[ H92E E96JVG6 =@DE :D E96:C DE@C286 C6D6CG@:C[ D@ E96JVC6 =:>:E65 E@ 62E:?8 G6CJ[ G6CJ D>2== >62=D 7C6BF6?E=J[Q D2JD sC] vC@EK] QqFE H92E H6 42? 5@ :D[ H6 42? C64C62E6 2 ?6H DE@>249 @FE @7 E96:C :?E6DE:?6] (6 42== E92E 2 y\A@F49[ 2?5 E92E C6DE@C6D D@>6 @7 E92E 42A24:EJ 7@C A2E:6?ED E@ 62E =2C86C >62=D 27E6CH2C5] p?5 D@ E96? H96? E96J C64@G6C[ E96J 42? 92G6 >@C6 ?@C>2= 7F?4E:@? :? 62E:?8 E92? :7 E96J 5:5?VE 92G6 E92E A@F49]Qk^Am kAmu@C DE@>249 42?46C DFC86CJ[ 2 y\A@F49 :D >256 7C@> E96 ;6;F?F>[ 2 A@CE:@? @7 E96 D>2== :?E6DE:?6[ 2?5 :D E96C67@C6 C676CC65 E@ 2D 2 ;6;F?2= y\A@F49] %96 y\A@F49 E649?:BF6 :D >@C6 4@>>@?=J FD65 :? 4@=@C64E2= DFC86CJ[ H96C6 2 A@F49 D:>:=2C=J D6CG6D 2D 2 DE@C286 C6D6CG@:C] (:E9 2 ;6;F?2= y\A@F49 C64@?DECF4E:@? 27E6C E@E2= 82DEC64E@>J[ E96 DFC86@? 7@=5D 2 D68>6?E @7 ;6;F?F> :?E@ 2 y D92A6 2?5 4@??64ED :E E@ :ED6=7[ 4C62E:?8 2 =2C86C C6D6CG@:C 367@C6 4@??64E:?8 :E E@ E96 6D@A928FD]k^Am kAmQp=E9@F89 =6DD 4@>>@?=J FD65 :? DE@>249 42?46C DFC86CJ 2?5 E649?:42==J 56>2?5:?8[ 2E |2J@ r=:?:4 H6 C@FE:?6=J A6C7@C> E9:D DA64:2=:K65 C64@?DECF4E:@?[ @776C:?8 2? 255:E:@?2= @AE:@? E@ D6=64E A2E:6?ED[Q D2JD sC] vC@EK]k^Am kAmkDEC@?8mr2? A2CE @7 E96 DE@>249 36 AC6D6CG65nk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAm|2J@ r=:?:4 DFC86@?D 2C6 2=D@ DEF5J:?8 E649?:BF6D E92E 42? AC6D6CG6 A2CE @7 E96 DE@>249]k^Am kAmx? >2?J (6DE6C? 4@F?EC:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 &]$][ DE@>249 42?46C @7E6? DE2CED :? E96 FAA6C A2CE @7 E96 DE@>249[ ?62C E96 6D@A928FD[ 2?5 >2J 36 >@C6 25G2?465 H96? 5:28?@D65]k^Am kAmQu@C 2 =@?8 E:>6[ H6 92G6 D2G65 E96 FAA6C A2CE @7 E96 DE@>249 H96?6G6C E96C6VD 2 EF>@C :? E96 =@H6C A2CE[ 3FE :EVD 366? >@C6 492==6?8:?8 E@ C6>@G6 E96 FAA6C A2CE @7 E96 DE@>249 2?5 D2G6 E96 3@EE@>[Q 6IA=2:?D sC] vC@EK] Q(6 252AE65 2 DFC8:42= E649?:BF6 2?5 92G6 2 =@E @7 6IA6C:6?46 96C6 2E |2J@ r=:?:4 :? C6>@G:?8 2== E96 42?46C 2?5 D2G:?8 E92E 3@EE@> A2CE @7 E96 DE@>249 E@ 86E E96 36?67:ED @7 DE@>249 AC6D6CG2E:@?]Qk^Am