Current overview of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the stomach
Authors:
J. Gatěk 1; L. Petruželka 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Chirurgické oddělení nemocnice Atlas, Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně
Primář: MUDr. Jiří Gatěk, Ph. D.
1; Onkologická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Luboš Petruželka, CSc.
2
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2009; 89(4): 178-184
Category:
Reviews
Overview
Although the incidence of stomach cancer has fallen recently, it still remains a substantial problem. No new diagnostic method has enabled diagnosis in the early stages of cancer. Diagnosis is confirmed by an endoscope, and this, in conjunction with supplementary tests, can determine the stage of the disease. Surgical removal of the tumour is the treatment method of choice. Care is taken to ensure that the tumour is also completed removed from the lymph nodes. Surgery has limited impact in advanced stage cancer and prognosis is generally unfavourable. Neither radiotherapy nor chemotherapy is able to currently affect the course of the disease.
Key words:
stomach cancer, diagnosis, surgery, adjuvant therapy.
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