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Stomach Cancer

are you like me?
I'm 27. I had a endoscopy in May to check up on my ulcers. When 1 of the 3 did not heal my GI looked into it and discovered I had cancer in my stomach. Two weeks later I had half my stomach removed. My cancer was so soft my GI had to "tattoo" it for my surgeon because he wouldn't have been able to feel it. The pathoogy…
Is Stomach Cancer Hereditary?
My grandmother passed away from stomach cancer three years ago. I remember her going to live with my parents, and for a long time they passed it off as her being lonely. My grandfather died from Alzheimer’s a year before she was diagnosed with stomach cancer. When I visited my parents I noticed that after meals my…
Looking for all types of advice/suggestions
35 years old, diagnosed 3/27/2013 with moderately differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma, T3N?M?, H. Pylori negative. Tumor was ulcerated, approximately 6 cm, in middle body (lesser curve). Exploratory laparoscopy showed no peritoneum involvement (negative biopsy and cytology). PET/CT showed no other organ involvement, but…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Some of you know that we have had previous problems with a particularly tenacious scammer named sarah, and unfortunately she has struck again. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of private message spamming. If…
stage 4 gastric ca mets to pelvis, affecting kidneys and renal function
my aunt has just been diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer mets to pelvis, mass is sitting in her kidney. She had her first round of chemo afterwhich she developed bacterial infection bladder.. they treated her with antibiotics and subsequently put a stent to prevent the recurrence of bacterial infection. after she was…
Reasons why surgery is not an option??
Hi all. My best friend was diagnosed about 5 months ago. At the time he was told his cancer was stage 1 and he has been on several different drugs since then to help contain the cancer. Yesterday he went in for a check-up and found out that his cancer is progressing and he's now considered stage 2. His doctor told him he…
All CSN members are invited!
It’s finally happening! We are happy to announce that as early as tonight, a new Chat application is being launched on CSN. It is NOT Java-based and it DOES support members using mobile devices. To access chat, you must be a CSN member and logged on. Once logged on, all you have to do is click chat in your left navigation…
Looking for support and info
My mother had surgery for stomach cancer a few years back knowing their was some tumors (hard to get to) left and would be treated with chemo. Just had a "honest" chat with her surgeon that the cancer is hardening and growing. He spoke of remedies to make her comfortable while she lives with cancer. I respectfully…
Linitis plastica cancer with metastasis in bones
Hello First of all I am wishing to all the members here to get well and to be free of cancer. Two months ago my husband (age 50) was diagnosticated with linitis plastica with metastasis in the bones. He had an history of Helicobacter pylori that he didn't treat it one and a half year ago. He started chemoterapy EOX (…
Spam Emails
We have been made aware of another round of spam emails being sent to users. While we try to have security in place to handle such emails, we cannot always catch them all. If you have received an email asking for money, please do not respond to the email or the private email address that was given by the sender. Please…
Has anyone chosen NOT to have a gastrectomy?
Hi there - am new to this site and discussion forum. I was diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer last February at the age of 38. I was given 10-12 months to live. I began chemotherapy in March 2012 and have had 26 treatments to date. I underwent an open hernia repair (the original incision opened) in Feb 2013 and the…
stomach and peritoneal mets
I have stage V1 bowel cancer with mets to the stomach, peritoneum and a lymph node in the chest area. I am now experiencing awful indegestion/acid reflux which i have never had before. I am worried the stomach cancer is causing this and is getting worse. Has anyone else experienced this ? I am also on chemotherapy. Thanks…
signet ring cell stomach cancer recurrence with ascites
hi my dad was diagnosed with stomach cancer in april 2013..total gastrectomy followed by 6 cycles of chemo with oxaliplatin and epirubicin ..now he developed ascites and the doctors say there are no more options left...only palliative ...has anyone taken chemotherapy and responded positively with cancer remmission?? we are…
Stage iv gastric cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis
My husband 45 years old and healthy until 1 1/2 months ago recently diagnosed with stage 1V gastric adenomcarcinoma with peritoneal carcinomatosis. He had surgery for for suspected ulcer disease 4 weeks ago and was diagnosed at that time. Are there any miracle stories out there for someone in his situation? It is our…
Stomach Cancer
My son-in-law was diagnosed with Stomach cancer on Sept. 10, 2013 -- a tumor caused his appendix to rupture and that is when it was found -- they could not get all of the tumor out -- he also has MANY cancerous nodules in his abdomen. They had to take his small colon and part of his intestine because the tumor was growing…
Nutrition
I will soon be facing the decision about whether to have surgery or to try a alternative treatments such as diet to control or rid my body of stage 2 stomach cancer. Has anyone gone this route?
CSN study FAQ
Please excuse the long post. A number of members have posed questions on the discussion boards or emailed me for more information about the CSN study that has been underway since November 2013. I thought it might be helpful to post the most common questions and my answers. What is the CSN survey? What is its purpose? The…
Oncologist in Lubbock Tx
My fathers recent diagnosis, just had 70℅ gastrectomy surgery to remove cancer - Stage IIA T3NO surgeon assigned oncologist at hospital after his surgery but he doesnt appear to be forthcoming with info, gave us a printout with a 36% - 5 year survival prognosis and wants us to schedule appt after hospital release to begin…
stomach cancer with secondary liver cancer
My dad has recently been told he has stomach cancer about 3 weeks ago. The doctors told us that if his cancer has spread to his liver that they have no cure. We waited another 2 weeks to find out that his has a few sopts in his liver. The doctors have said they cannot operate as the chances are he won't come back out of…
Free Webinar- Nutrition for Gastrectomy Patients
For patients and caregivers of those who have had a partial or total Gastrectomy a free Webinar will take place this coming Wednesday November 20th at 7 PM. The organizer is Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer. Discussion topics for optimal nutrition for those who have had a paritial or total gastrectomy…
HOPING IN HAWAII
HI.....I TOO AM NEW TO THIS, MY MOM HAD A STOMACH ACHE AND LATER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER WITHIN 2 WEEKS!!!THEY ARE GIVING HER MONTHS TO A YEAR TO LIVE....ALTHOUGH THE ODDS R NOT IN HER FAVOR, WE AS A FAMILY ARE TRYING ANYTHING...SHE CANT EAT,AND WHEN SHE DOES SHE FEELS LIKE THROWING UP...ANY SUGEESTION OR FEED…
Sleeping position after sub total gastrectomy
Does anyone have any suggestions on how best to sleep after a subtotal gastrectomy? Acid reflux problem.
Total Gastrectomy and Chemo to Come
Hello Everyone, My name is Bianca and my aunt was diagnosed with stomach cancer a few months ago. She went through chemo these past few months. She recently went through a total Gastrectomy which showed that the cancer had advanced to stage three. The surgeon had adviced me and my family that she would be needing even more…
New website offering help from those who have been there.
In May of 2010 I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. I have completed treatment, am fully recovered from the experience, and am cured. My wife and I learned a great deal along the way that we are sharing through a web site we created. It is called Stomach Cancer Survivor's Guide and can be found at:…
seraching for help
My Father was diagnosed with Linitis Plastica last June(2009) and was told his entire stomach was rigid and inoperable. He had been unwell for about 24mths prior to diagnosis. The Oncologist's assistant said that his prognosis was 2mths to 'who knows' as this was a rare cancer and they didn't know how it would play out. He…
The fight for my Mum's life
Dear Friends I'm here on this forum on behalf of my Mum because she cannot She had trouble eating for the better part of the early months of this year and she was diagnosed with gastric cancer in June and we were told that surgery was an option. Unfortunately, when the operation was performed, she was found to have locally…
I HAVE A DREAM...
...that one day we will have a pink heart shape pill that cures all cancers and our biggest complaint will be that it comes only in 6 different flavors. Please, join me in this dream and until then god bless us with nothing but happy hopeful days. Laz
Stage IV Stomach Cancer
My dad was just diagnosed with stomach cancer stage 4 that has metasized to his peritoneal layers, both sides of his diagphram and his pelvic bone. He has not started a chemotherapy treatment yet but other than losing weight he is in pretty good health and is willing to fight till the end. Any good advice on specific…
GIST
Hi, my father got diagnosed with GIST two weeks ago and had a surgery a few days ago where they have removed his GIST. He has got another surgery in a few days to cut around the area again and to remove more of the tissue around the GIST. He was complaining about severe backpain two months before his surgery and still has…
need help..plzz..
Im new to this site.please help me out.My husband(33 years) was diagnoised adinocarcino in july,2012.gone through 4 cycles of chemo.undergone Total gastrectomy(entire stomach removed including omentum).post surgery he undergone 2 cycles of chemo and radiation.This process of treatment was over in feb,2013.Now again 3…

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