Laparoscopic Gastrectomy an Option in Gastric Cancer
A new study shows that laparoscopic surgery in gastric cancer patients produces similar disease-free survival as more invasive open procedures.
Current Challenges in Gastric Cancer Surgery
Published in Elsevier Connect, researchers review recent trends in treating gastric cancer as well as new reconstructive methods improving post-op quality of... Read More
Adjuvant Chemotherapy or Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Gastric Cancer?—A West Cancer Center Perspective
“If you gave everybody neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is there an added benefit for chemoradiation after surgery?” Watch researchers from West Cancer Center explain... Read More
Dental care before cancer surgery might be good idea
A new study from Japan shows patients undergoing major surgery for cancer may be able to reduce complication risks by visiting a... Read More
Prognostic Indicators in Stage IV Surgically Treated Gastric Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Study
A new study in Digestive Surgery investigates the short and long-term outcomes of stage 4 gastric cancer patients who are surgically treated... Read More
‘Prehab’ Boosts Fitness Before Upper GI Surgery
A small randomized trial found esophagogastric cancer patients who were prehabilitated before having surgery had significantly better functional capacity before and after... Read More
Chemotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy after surgery and preoperative chemotherapy
A new study in The Lancet, Chemotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy after surgery and preoperative chemotherapy for resectable gastric cancer (CRITICS): an international, open-label, randomised... Read More