How to treat advanced gastric cancer that has spread throughout the body

Gastric cancer is a highly malignant digestive tract tumor. If distant metastasis has occurred, it is in the middle or late stage. At this time, patients generally experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, weight loss, and loss of appetite.

1. Radiotherapy: Advanced gastric cancer is usually accompanied by metastasis to the lymph nodes and liver. In this case, radiotherapy can be used to control the progression of the disease.

2. Chemotherapy: Commonly used drugs in clinical practice include paclitaxel injection, cisplatin injection and capecitabine tablets, etc. These drugs can inhibit cell proliferation and thus kill cancer cells;

3. Targeted therapy: For patients with gene mutations, bevacizumab injection or cetuximab injection can be used for treatment under the guidance of a doctor to improve the quality of life and prolong life;

4. Immunotherapy: When some people are not sensitive to the above treatments, they may consider using PD-1 antibody drugs such as pembrolizumab injection or nivolumab injection. These drugs can exert anti-cancer effects by activating the body's own immune system.

Traditional Chinese medicine can also help relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life, but the specific medication needs to be judged comprehensively based on personal constitution and clinical manifestations. It is recommended that patients with advanced gastric cancer maintain a positive and optimistic attitude to face the disease, and at the same time pay more attention to rest and avoid overwork to avoid increasing the burden on the body.