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Is Chemotherapy Advisable For Gastric Adenocarcinoma?
my husband has a gastric adenocarcinoma in fundus of the stomach know where else had 2 Upper endoscope and a pet c scan that showed activity in the fundus, he also had a test done for cancer, and they said he has gastric adenocarcinoma, could that be a mistake? does he has to take chemo?
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
Hello.
Thank you for the query.
It is rather not a mistake. They isually check it couple of times before writing such report.
First of all he needs a surgery to remove the stomach. Chemotherapy can be given if the lymph nodes will be affected by a cancer.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
It is rather not a mistake. They isually check it couple of times before writing such report.
First of all he needs a surgery to remove the stomach. Chemotherapy can be given if the lymph nodes will be affected by a cancer.
Regards.
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