What treatment does gastric cancer need to do

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Some time ago, my friend's father found out that he suffered from gastric cancer. In his daily life, he often has hemoptysis symptoms. Recently, hemoptysis symptoms have become more and more frequent. After going to the hospital for surgical treatment, now his condition is under control. Now I will tell you about what treatment is needed for gastric cancer.

What treatment does gastric cancer need to do

First, surgical treatment. The main treatment of gastric cancer is surgery. Radical resection can be done in the early and middle stage, and palliative resection can be done in the late stage. This kind of gastric cancer treatment method mainly uses the operation to excise the cancer cell.

Second, chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is mainly to take some chemical drugs to control the growth of cancer cells. But it can have a lot of side effects. Chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric cancer is mainly used as the adjuvant treatment of surgical treatment. For advanced patients, it can delay the development of the disease.

Third: radiotherapy. In the past, radiotherapy was rarely used in the treatment of gastric cancer. In recent years, clinical studies have found that preoperative or intraoperative radiotherapy can effectively improve the resection rate and metastasis of gastric cancer. Treatment of gastric cancer, individual cases, radiotherapy can also be used to alleviate symptoms.

matters needing attention

There are many clinical treatment methods for gastric cancer, such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, as well as drug therapy, including traditional Chinese medicine systemic conditioning. It is recommended that patients choose the most suitable treatment method under the guidance of doctors.