Older versus younger adults with gastric cancer receiving perioperative treatment: Results from the CRITICS trial
A new study finds that compliance to treatments prescribed after surgery is worse in older adults being treated for gastric cancer than... Read More
Survival Outcomes of Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinomas Treated With Perioperative Chemotherapy ± Preoperative Radiotherapy
A new study of patients with early- and mid-stage gastric cancer found that those treated with chemo and radiation before surgery were... Read More
Better Short-Term Results With LADG in Stomach Cancer
A study found that patients who undergo minimally invasive laparoscopic gastrectomy are better able to tolerate chemotherapy for gastric cancer than are... Read More
Doctors at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn Help Patient with Rare Stomach Cancer Turn His Life Around
NYU gastroenterologists are using advanced imagery and robotic surgery techniques to improve the detection and removal of stomach tumors.
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