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inoperable stomach cancer What is this ?

 
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sad niece
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:56 pm    Post subject: inoperable stomach cancer Reply with quote
Hello. I'm new to this board and am pleading for your help. We just found out that my uncle has stage 3A stomach cancer. They were supposed to surgically remove the tumor this past Wednesday but when they opened him up, they found out that the cancer has spread to his stomach lining. They ended up closing him up again and not removing anything. He's still recovering from his surgery. We're just so heartbroken that the surgery wasn't successful. All tests showed that the cancer didn't spread much but I guess when they opened him up, they decided that it was inoperable. We don't know what options he has available now since the doctors are waiting until he recovers from the surgery.

Please let me know your stories (good or bad) about inoperable stomach cancer. Is there any hope? What can I expect?

Thank you very much.
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artihelp
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:02 pm    Post subject: Re: inoperable stomach cancer Reply with quote
I'm not an expert on cancer, but I think chemotherapy might be your only option unless they plan on building him a new stomach lining (something stomach acid won't get through). Check out my signature for more information on chemotherapy and preventing illness with the treatment.
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ukirv
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:17 pm    Post subject: Re: inoperable stomach cancer Reply with quote
Hi, chemotherapy is likely to be the treatment in this situation. This will treat the cancer wherever it is and whatever the extent. Depending on what the surgeons have seen at operation it might be possible to give chemotherapy and then think again about surgery. That really depends on how widespread the disease is. Chemotherapy alone can be a very effective treatment for stomach cancer and some patients will survive years so there is always hope. The problem with chemotherapy is that there is no way of knowing who will respond well and who won't. It's a matter of giving the treatment and keeping fingers crossed.
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