Can Stomach Cancer Be Cured

If you have received the diagnosis of gastric cancer, you will be eligible for 1 of the following treatments:

• Surgery : if the tumor has not yet been sown, it can be completely removed with surgery and your condition is sufficient
• Chemotherapy : usually before and after surgery if your condition is sufficient
• Irradiation : in combination with chemotherapy (chemoradiation) after surgery, or to reduce complaints
• Targeted therapy : as palliative treatment, in combination with chemotherapy

In gastrointestinal perforations, the following treatment may be used: HIPEC: Hyperthermic IntraPEritonal Chemotherapy. See new developments in gastric cancer .

In addition to the above treatments, you can sometimes participate in research trials ( trials ). For example, you will receive a new treatment or combination of treatments where doctors are doing research. With this medical scientific research, doctors or a new treatment test is better than standard treatment.

Treatment plan

Your treatment doctor together with a number of other specialists will prepare a treatment plan for you. They use national guidelines for this.

In order to provide the best possible treatment, it is important to know:

• Which stage and features the tumor has
• Whether there is inherited tax
• Whether there are sowing

But your personal situation also plays a role. A treatment plan is therefore tailored. Therefore, please let us know about the treatment options so that you can make an informed decision with your treatment team.

Multidisciplinary consultation

Your doctor will discuss your medical history with a team of specialist doctors and nurses. This is called multidisciplinary consultation (MDO). In many hospitals in the Netherlands, doctors also involve specialists from other hospitals in multidisciplinary consultation.

Discuss treatment proposal

After the multidisciplinary consultation, the doctor will discuss a treatment proposal with you. During this conversation you can also discuss your wishes and expectations. In some situations your doctor will give you a choice. Each and every decision has pros and cons. Discuss with your doctor. With your questions, you can also contact a (specialized) nurse.