Stage 3 Gastric Cancer: 15 Real Stories

Stage III Gastric Cancer: Alina's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Alina | Stage III

Alina completed treatment and reported being in remission, with regular checkups to watch for recurrence.

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Recovery from severe liver injury during Stage III gastric cancer treatment

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

At the last follow-up in August 2025, imaging showed no recurrence and his liver function remained normal.

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Gastric cancer and a large abdominal aortic aneurysm treated in one operation

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

At 1-year follow-up, CT and upper endoscopy showed no local or distant recurrence.

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Stage III signet-ring gastric cancer complicated by a life-threatening aortic fistula after treatment

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

After staged repair of a life-threatening aortoesophageal fistula and later esophageal reconstruction, he was living independently and remained under follow-up without tumor recurrence.

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Rare Stage III gastric adenocarcinoma with germ cell tumor features removed by surgery

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

Biomarkers: AFP-positive, glypican-3-positive, placental alkaline phosphatase-positive

One year after surgery, follow-up showed no tumor recurrence or distant metastasis.

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Locally invasive gastric cancer treated with chemotherapy followed by curative surgery

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

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

Six months after surgery, CT showed no recurrence.

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Stage III gastric sarcomatoid carcinoma treated with surgery and chemotherapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 50s | Stage III

She was alive and healthy at telephone follow-up 3 years after surgery.

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Stage III gastric carcinosarcoma treated with surgery

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

He died 1 month after surgery from cachexia and asphyxia related to gastroesophageal reflux.

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Primary gastric squamous cell carcinoma mistaken for a submucosal tumor

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

At 6 months after surgery, follow-up CT showed no metastatic disease. He had declined adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Portal-vein thrombosis after surgery and chemotherapy for Stage III gastric cancer — Case 1

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s | Stage III

At 6 months of follow-up after treatment for the thrombosis, no hepatic decompensation or liver cirrhosis had developed.

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Portal-vein thrombosis after surgery and chemotherapy for Stage III gastric cancer — Case 2

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

Two months into follow-up after the thrombosis, no hepatic decompensation or liver cirrhosis had been identified.

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Stage III Gastric Cancer: Abdul's Patient Story

Patient Info: Abdul | Stage III

Abdul later stopped further treatment and focused on spending meaningful time with family while living with gastric cancer.

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Recovery from a severe duodenal fistula after gastric cancer surgery

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

He was in good health with no recurrence or metastasis 2 years after the original gastric-cancer surgery.

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Stage III Gastric Cancer: Holly's Patient Story

Patient Info: Holly Clegg, Female | Stage III

She was receiving hospice support at home while continuing gastric-cancer advocacy and fundraising.

Stage III Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Harrison's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Harrison | Stage III

Several years after diagnosis, Harrison described being in remission while continuing to fear that the gastric cancer could return.

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