Gastric Cancer: 66 Real Stories
66 stories match gastric cancer. 46 of them mention surgery.
Gastric Cancer: Dan’s Patient Story
Dan Kane pursued genetic testing after several relatives died from stomach cancer. The result confirmed a hereditary predisposition. Although at least 3 earlier endoscopies had not found cancer, evaluation after the genetic result led to a recommendation for…
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Dan Kane’s sister was affected by gastric cancer within a family carrying hereditary stomach-cancer risk. She initially received advice to undergo only partial gastrectomy. The cancer later returned. She then underwent total gastrectomy, when the family…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Chad’s Patient Story
Chad White learned that he had hereditary stomach cancer and was strongly advised to have his stomach removed. He underwent total gastrectomy on January 25, 2010. Examination showed that cancer had already begun in the stomach wall. Adjusting to life without…
Read this storyStage IV Gastric Cancer: Ernie’s Patient Story
Ernie Pierce was 62 when an operation expected to remove his gallbladder instead revealed Stage IV gastric cancer on March 31, 2008. He had spent almost a year seeking answers for early fullness, worsening discomfort, pain, and significant weight loss, but…
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Mr. Knight was diagnosed with stomach cancer on May 21, 2014, at age 62. One week later, on May 28, he underwent surgery to remove his stomach. He began chemotherapy and radiation on August 13 and completed 5 weeks of combined treatment. The course was…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Amy’s Patient Story
Amy Marshall was 24 and living in the United Kingdom when surveillance found cancerous cells in the stomach. Amy knew of a hereditary gastric-cancer gene risk, and the finding made treatment more urgent. Amy planned to undergo total gastrectomy after the…
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Amy Marshall’s mother was diagnosed with stomach cancer after the disease had already spread. Her illness progressed quickly, and she died in 2003. The loss deeply affected Amy, who described her mother as both her parent and her best friend. Years later…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Rosie’s Patient Story
Rosie Rosanna Fiorino was 35 in 2004 when worsening digestive symptoms and inability to eat led to gastroscopy. The examination found a large mass, and she was hospitalized in July. She underwent total gastrectomy and later learned that the diagnosis was…
Read this storyStage IV HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer: Bryan’s Patient Story
Bryan Chagolla was 38 when worsening abdominal pain, loss of appetite, heartburn, and nearly 40 pounds of weight loss led him to the emergency room in 2019. A biopsy confirmed Stage IV gastric, or stomach, cancer. The cancer was HER2-positive and had spread…
Read this storyStage II Gastric Cancer: Mawar’s Patient Story
Mawar sought medical help after persistent fatigue, heartburn and pain around the stomach or breastbone. The evaluation led to a diagnosis of Stage II stomach cancer. Following the doctor's recommendation, Mawar underwent a partial gastrectomy and also…
Read this storyStage II Gastric Cancer: Miguel’s Patient Story
Miguel, from the United States, saw a doctor after repeated digestive problems, a persistent stomach ache and unexplained weight loss. An endoscopy found an ulcer, and the evaluation led to a diagnosis of Stage II stomach cancer. Treatment started with…
Read this storyStage II Gastric Cancer: Andy’s Patient Story
Andy had a family history of stomach cancer in a grandfather and uncle. A family doctor recommended genetic testing and an endoscopy, and the evaluation led to a diagnosis of Stage II gastric cancer. The diagnosis brought sadness, grief, and a sense of…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Emily’s Patient Story
In 2014, this patient learned at age 25 that they carried a CDH1 mutation associated with a high risk of stomach cancer. The initial plan was careful surveillance while the patient and a spouse considered starting a family. Two endoscopies showed no evidence…
Read this storyStage IV Gastric Cancer: Faye’s Patient Story
Faye Hood was 70 and training for a half-marathon in 2017 when she was diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer. She had noticed bloating and bowel changes but initially thought they were part of getting older. After deciding to seek care at MD Anderson, an…
Read this storyStage III Gastric Cancer: Abdul’s Patient Story
Abdul had experienced stomach pain for years and often attributed it to fatigue from work. One day the pain became so severe that Abdul could barely stand, and a hospital visit led to a diagnosis of Stage III gastric cancer. The diagnosis brought fear…
Read this storyStage II Gastric Cancer: Drew’s Patient Story
Drew sought medical care after experiencing stomach pain, and an endoscopy was recommended in part because gastric cancer had affected other family members. The evaluation confirmed Stage II stomach cancer. Drew later shared that a father and uncle had also…
Read this storyStage I Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Kaisu’s Survivor Story
Kaisu, a retired nurse in the United States, had experienced mild difficulty swallowing years before the cancer diagnosis. An earlier endoscopy had shown intestinal metaplasia and follow-up was advised. When another endoscopy was eventually performed, a…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Connie’s Survivor Story
Connie Campbell had an upper endoscopy after an 8-day hospital stay for a perforated bowel and years of acid reflux. The examination found a cancerous polyp in her stomach, which was removed during the procedure. Pathology could not determine whether cancer…
Read this storyStage III Gastric Cancer: Holly’s Patient Story
Holly Clegg was a cookbook author and culinary expert who had spent years helping people eat well during cancer treatment. On August 8, 2018, after only 5 days of symptoms, she was diagnosed with stomach cancer despite having no known risk factors. She…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Brian’s Survivor Story
Brian learned he had stomach cancer in June 2019 after a severe episode of food poisoning led to a hospital visit. The diagnosis came unexpectedly, and Brian described feeling sad but accepting the news. Treatment consisted of a partial gastrectomy to remove…
Read this storyStage III Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Harrison’s Survivor Story
In 2018, Harrison developed persistent stomach discomfort after meals, occasional nausea, early fullness and an unplanned weight loss of about 10 pounds. A gastroenterologist performed an upper endoscopy within 2 weeks, and biopsies confirmed gastric…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Do’s Survivor Story
At age 78, Do Lee faced stomach cancer after already losing his wife of almost 40 years to the same disease. Her cancer had been Stage IV, and watching her treatment initially made Do reluctant to undergo similar care himself. Persistent severe diarrhea…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Hans’s Patient Story
This patient was diagnosed with stomach cancer in July 2005 and ultimately had both the stomach and esophagus surgically removed. The cancer journey was followed by a long recovery: over the next 10 years, the patient underwent 12 surgeries and was left with…
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This patient was diagnosed with stomach cancer in July 2005, the day before his 33rd birthday, after chest tightness and difficulty swallowing led him to the emergency room. Doctors found a tumor at the junction of his stomach and esophagus. During surgery…
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