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General Cancer Resources |
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Coping with Cancer
Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment.
Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.
Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of stomach cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues lining the stomach. Also called gastric cancer.
Estimated new cases and deaths from stomach cancer in the United States in 2008:
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New cases: 21,500
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Deaths: 10,880
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About™ Stomach Cancer to learn about stomach cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Gastric Cancer Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Chemo Before and After Surgery for Gastric Cancer
Postoperative Therapy Ups Stomach Cancer Survival
Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy
Targeted Cancer Therapies: Q & A
Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Prevention
[patient] [health professional]
Vitamins, Anti-Bacterials And Stomach Cancer
H. pylori and Cancer: Fact Sheet
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Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening
[patient] [health professional]
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
Tumor Markers: Q&A
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Stomach Cancer Trial Results
How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Search for Clinical Trials
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Gastrointestinal Cancers
Cancer Topic Searches: Cancer Genetics
Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio
Gastrointestinal (GI) SPOREs
State of the Science: GI Cancer Meetings
Stomach/Esophageal Cancers PRG Report
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Snapshot of Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Finding Cancer Statistics
Understanding Cancer Statistics
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