How to treat advanced gastric cancer with drugs

The drug treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer is mainly chemotherapy alone, targeted therapy, immunotherapy or a combination of different methods, that is, comprehensive treatment. If the patient's general condition is better, they can tolerate chemotherapy or chemotherapeutic drugs, and patients with financial conditions can also use targeted drug therapy. Gastric cancer is a common digestive tract malignancy. According to the size of the tumor, lymph node metastasis, and whether there is distant metastasis, it can be divided into stages I-IV, with stage IV being the advanced stage.

What nursing measures should be taken for patients with gastric cancer?

Gastric cancer patients need psychological care, gradually guiding them to accept the disease, eliminate fear, develop a positive and healthy lifestyle, and appropriately participate in some sports activities to help them adjust their mentality. The nursing measures for gastric cancer patients mainly include the following aspects: psychological care. Psychological care is very important for patients. Gastric cancer patients will have some psychological tension and fear. At this time, inspiring patients can better cooperate with the doctor's treatment. If gastric cancer patients can move independently, they need care in terms of diet and psychological adjustment.

What is the smallest stomach cancer?

Early gastric cancer mostly occurs in the middle and lower parts of the stomach, with well-differentiated adenocarcinoma accounting for 70% and poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma accounting for 30%. The prognosis of early gastric cancer is related to the depth of infiltration. Intramucosal cancer rarely metastasizes to perigastric lymph nodes, and the five-year survival rate can reach 100%. Both microgastric cancer and small gastric cancer are a type of early gastric cancer, and they all belong to the category of malignant tumors. No matter what type of cancer it is, once it is discovered, it must be treated quickly by surgical resection. After the operation, further chemotherapy measures must be taken for treatment. The youngest gastric cancer may refer to the youngest age. The youngest gastric cancer reported so far is under ten years old, but I have not seen such a young gastric cancer patient in my clinical practice.