gastrectomy: 34 Real Stories
34 stories match gastrectomy. 32 of them mention surgery.
Gastric Cancer: Amanda’s Survivor Story
Amanda knew that a CDH1 gene mutation ran in the family and increased the risk of both hereditary diffuse gastric cancer and breast cancer. Amanda’s mother had breast cancer, while a sister and brother had gastric cancer. After testing positive for the…
Read this storyStage I Gastric Cancer Patient Story
The second of two sisters from a family affected by stomach, colorectal, and breast cancer tested positive for a CDH1 mutation in early 2016. The women were ages 31 and 34 when they faced the decision together. Because reliable screening for hereditary…
Read this storyStage I Gastric Cancer Patient Story
One of two sisters from a family affected by stomach, colorectal, and breast cancer tested positive for a CDH1 mutation in early 2016. The sisters were ages 31 and 34 when they faced the decision together. Their doctors explained that hereditary diffuse…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Ralph’s Survivor Story
At 58, this patient began having repeated episodes of extreme fatigue. A blood test showed very low hemoglobin, and transfusions helped temporarily, but the fatigue kept returning. After several transfusions, further investigation identified stomach cancer as…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Sandra’s Patient Story
Sandra Sankar Poukkula was diagnosed with gastric cancer in 2011. She became proactive about stomach-cancer awareness and research as her family sought answers about a pattern of young gastric-cancer deaths. Sandra underwent total gastrectomy in an effort to…
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Sandra Sankar Poukkula was diagnosed with gastric cancer at age 39. Genetic testing identified a CDH1 mutation inherited from her father. Her brother had previously died from gastric cancer at age 37, giving the diagnosis a strong family context. Sandra…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Adriana’s Patient Story
Adriana Walsh lost her father, Steve, to stomach cancer in 2006 when she was 13. In 2009, genetic testing showed that Adriana carried the same CDH1 mutation associated with her family’s cancer history. An endoscopy in August later found evidence of stomach…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Gretchen’s Survivor Story
Gretchen Borzi learned in 2009 that she carried a germline CDH1 mutation, placing her at very high risk for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. After considering the recommendation for preventive surgery, she underwent total gastrectomy in July 2011 at age 40…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Johanna’s Patient Story
Johanna Chelcun was 26 when she underwent total gastrectomy because hereditary diffuse gastric cancer affected her family. Preoperative screening had not found abnormalities, but pathology after surgery identified 32 cancerous lesions in her stomach. Recovery…
Read this storyGastric Cancer: Laura’s Patient Story
Laura McFetridge Ayala learned at age 22 that she carried a CDH1 mutation linked to hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. Five months later, a biopsy found cancer, which affected the timing of her surgery. She underwent total gastrectomy in August 2011, becoming…
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