What is the effect of total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

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I have gastric cancer, and the whole stomach has been invaded by cancer cells. The symptoms of vomiting are very serious, and there will be a lot of pain from time to time, which makes people feel very uncomfortable. Because of the external relationship of this disease, the absorption function has become worse. The whole person has lost a lot of weight because of vomiting or no absorption of nutrients, Now to find out the future, the doctor said that the seat must be totally removed. Let's take a look at the following.

What is the effect of total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

First: Generally speaking, when patients with gastric cancer undergo resection, the number of resections depends on the severity of the patient's condition. If necessary, it can only be used as total resection. However, in this case, it is mainly done when the patient's condition is relatively serious. Generally, 1 / 3 of the stomach will be preserved.

Second: patients should pay attention to a lot of things after surgery, for example, they should follow the doctor's instructions, if necessary, they must adhere to chemoradiotherapy, or biological therapy, combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, as an auxiliary means to improve immunity, so as to play a better effect.

Third: Patients with gastric cancer after total resection, the general effect is OK, but still should see the patient's own constitution, treatment after surgery, and their own conditioning. Generally speaking, if the five-year survival rate after total gastrectomy reaches 60% to 90%, the effect is still OK, so patients need not worry too much,

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Gastric cancer patients do not need to be afraid of such surgery, if through a very detailed examination, made such a treatment plan, can do total gastrectomy is no problem, as long as the diet in daily life more attention, or can normal survival.