A woman with locally invasive gastric adenocarcinoma requires liver surgery after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

At 6 months after surgery, CT showed no cancer recurrence.

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A stomach cancer survivor’s advice for other patients

Patient Info: Hans Rueffert

Years after treatment, the patient continued living with nerve damage and eating difficulties while supporting other patients through peer mentoring.

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Gastric Cancer: Hans's Patient Story

Patient Info: Hans Rueffert, Male

He later reported better quality of life without a stomach and continued teaching other people about survivorship and nutrition.

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Stage I Gastric Cancer: Marne's Patient Story

Patient Info: Marne Shafer, Female, Under 40 | Stage I

Biomarkers: CDH1 gene mutation

Marne recovered from gastrectomy and completed the Chevron Houston Marathon 3 years later.

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Stage I Gastric Cancer Among Five Synchronous Gastrointestinal Cancers

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 50s | Stage I

Six years after the operation, he remained without recurrence or metastasis and continued regular follow-up.

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Gastric Cancer: Amanda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amanda

Biomarkers: CDH1 gene deletion

About 7 years after gastrectomy and mastectomy, Amanda said all of the cancer had been removed, although long-term effects of surgery continued to affect daily life.

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Metastatic signet-ring gastric cancer spreads diffusely to the thyroid and skin

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 70+ | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: thyroid, skin

She died 1 month after hospitalization after her condition worsened despite supportive care.

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Stage IV Signet Ring Gastric Cancer Presenting With DIC and Severe Anemia

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 70+ | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: bone marrow

His coagulation abnormalities and anemia improved after chemotherapy, and he was discharged in stable condition to continue treatment and oncology follow-up.

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A small gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp is removed endoscopically

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

A 68-year-old man had a 4-mm gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection.

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A tiny gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp is treated by endoscopic resection

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

A 63-year-old woman had a 3-mm gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection.

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The Stomach-less Sisters — Case 1

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage I

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

After surgery, she adapted to weight loss and changed eating habits while focusing on family life and hereditary-cancer advocacy.

The Stomach-less Sisters

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage I

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

After surgery, she adapted to weight loss and changed eating habits while raising her family and supporting hereditary-cancer awareness.

Metastatic Gastric Cancer Treatment Complicated by Acute Hypertension During Ramucirumab

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s

After progression on first-line chemotherapy, he had started second-line ramucirumab-based treatment when an acute hypertensive infusion reaction was documented.

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Recurrent Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Spread and Acute Hypertension During Ramucirumab

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 70+ | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: peritoneum

Treatment was stopped after 2 cycles because of progression, no further cytotoxic treatment was started, and he died at home 19 weeks after the last chemotherapy.

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A small Grade 1 gastric neuroendocrine tumor treated with local laparoscopic resection after sentinel-node assessment

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

Biomarkers: Ki-67 <2%

She was alive without disease recurrence 16 months after surgery.

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Stage I gastric adenocarcinoma treated laparoscopically in a woman with an incidental diaphragmatic hernia

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 70+ | Stage I

At 3 months after surgery, she was well and asymptomatic.

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Stage III gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma with signet-ring cells remains recurrence-free 6 years after surgery

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage III

Biomarkers: synaptophysin-positive; CD56-positive; Ki-67 23.1%

At 72 months, or 6 years, after surgery, he remained alive without recurrence.

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Gastric stump adenocarcinoma develops more than 20 years after partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

He died 10 months after surgery.

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Gastric stump adenocarcinoma develops more than 30 years after partial gastrectomy for gastric ulcer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

He died 30 days after surgery following postoperative hemodynamic instability and suspected ischemia at the esophagojejunal anastomosis.

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Stage IV HER2-negative gastric adenocarcinoma complicated by acute arterial thrombosis during chemotherapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+ | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

Metastatic Site: peritoneum, retroperitoneal lymph nodes

After recovering from acute arterial thrombosis, he restarted cancer treatment with docetaxel and remained well without further complications at the latest follow-up.

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Stage IV gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases controlled for years with intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: peritoneum, bone

She had survived 5 years 2 months after diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis, despite later suspected ovarian metastases, confirmed bone metastases and recurrent peritoneal disease.

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Gastric Cancer: Ralph's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Ralph Lilja, 50s

Three years after treatment, the patient reported remaining disease-free and having returned to a normal life.

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Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Rick's Patient Story

Patient Info: Rick Sabbides, Male | Stage IV

Rick’s CaringBridge journal was being used to share updates and receive support during his Stage IV cancer journey.

Gastric Cancer: Sandra's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sandra Sankar Poukkula, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

Sandra died from stomach cancer on January 13, 2012, at age 39, just over a year after diagnosis.