In contrast to prior research showing PPI may mask signs of gastric cancer and delay diagnosis, new research shows diagnosis was in fact earlier and mortality, lower.

Reviewed by Anuj K. Patel, MD, Clinical Director of the Center for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in ...

Accurate assessment of lymph node involvement is central to staging gastric cancer and guiding therapeutic decisions. The dynamics of nodal metastasis encompass anatomical distribution, tumour biology ...

Reviewed by Anuj K. Patel, MD, Clinical Director of the Center for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in ...

Endoscopic ultrasonography is established as a cornerstone for the locoregional staging of gastric cancer, offering unparalleled resolution of the gastric wall layers and adjacent lymphatic structures ...

Data on disease stage at presentation and treatment outcomes were obtained from the King Hussein Cancer Center registry. Patients were staged according to the US SEER staging system, which classifies ...

Stomach cancer is challenging to detect early due to vague symptoms, often diagnosed at advanced stages. Diagnosis involves endoscopy, imaging, laparoscopy, and molecular testing for markers like HER2 ...

Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, can develop without obvious symptoms in its early stages. When symptoms do appear ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...