What to do if gastric cancer recurs after surgery?

For cancer patients, surgery can only remove cancerous tumors, but other metastatic and spread cancer cells in the body cannot be removed. Follow-up is very important, and it is usually recommended to conduct a comprehensive examination within half a year after surgery to detect recurrence or metastasis as soon as possible. The current situation must be a manifestation of advanced gastric cancer, and only systemic drug treatment, including chemotherapy and targeted drug therapy, can be performed.

Why does frequent bowel movements occur in patients with advanced gastric cancer?

Frequent bowel movements in the late stages of gastric cancer. It is recommended to adjust the dietary structure, use some probiotics to regulate the intestinal flora, avoid eating too greasy and indigestible food, and use some drugs to protect the intestinal mucosa. Gastric cancer originates from the mucosal epithelial cells in the upper layer of the stomach wall. It can occur in different parts of the stomach, most commonly in the pyloric area of ​​the antrum, followed by the cardia area of ​​the fundus, and slightly less in the body of the stomach. It can invade different depths and widths of the stomach wall. The stool of patients with gastric cancer may be normal yellow or black.

How many days is hospitalization usually for gastric cancer chemotherapy?

The number of days of hospitalization for chemotherapy for gastric cancer generally varies from person to person. The number of days of hospitalization for chemotherapy for gastric cancer varies, because different patients have different chemotherapy plans. There is no single chemotherapy plan and number of days. For example, the most commonly used first-line chemotherapy plan after gastric cancer surgery uses oxaliplatin or paclitaxel on the first day. You only need to continue taking capecitabine orally, so after chemotherapy on the second day, you can be discharged immediately, and the total number of days of hospitalization is only two or three days. Chemotherapy for gastric cancer generally requires hospitalization. Of course, this mainly depends on personal circumstances. Patients must undergo liver function and heart tests before chemotherapy to see if they are suitable for chemotherapy.