Follow-up Treatment
Follow-up care is necessary for stomach cancer patients. Regular physical examination and tests (e.g., CT scan, MRI scan) are used to detect recurrent or advanced disease. In addition, patients' dietary intake must be monitored regularly to promote health.
Prognosis
Prognosis depends on the stage of the disease. Stomach cancer metastasizes in as many as 80% of cases, resulting in a very poor prognosis. In Japan, where stomach cancer often is diagnosed early, the 5-year survival rate is about 50%. In the United States and most of the Western world, the 5-year survival rate ranges from 5–15%.
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Original Date of Publication: 15 Aug 1999
Reviewed by: Toomas Sorra, M.D., F.A.C.G., Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D.
Last Reviewed: 24 Aug 2008
Gastric Cancer, Follow-Up Treatment, Prognosis reprinted with permission from oncologychannel.com
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