Progress Against

Stomach Cancer

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1980–1989

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1980–19891980: Combination chemotherapy improves outcomes for advanced stomach cancer

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1980–19891980s: New imaging tools help detect and evaluate stomach cancer

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1980–1989Late 1980s: New ultrasound device offers minimally invasive cancer evaluation and treatment tool

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1980–19891989: Less extensive stomach surgery offers same chance of cure

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1990–1999

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1990–19991993: Bacterial infection linked to gastric cancer risk

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1990–19991990s: Genetic risk factors for gastric cancer are identified

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

1990–19991997: New chemotherapy regimen becomes standard for advanced stomach cancer

1997: Laparoscopy provides less invasive way to assess and treat stomach tumors

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2000–Present

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2000–Present2001: Adjuvant therapy improves long-term survival for patients with early-stage stomach cancer

2001: Gene identified in inherited gastric cancer

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2000–Present2000s: Removal of additional lymph nodes shown to help improve survival

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2000–Present2006: Chemotherapy before and after surgery improves survival for many patients

2006: New addition to chemotherapy improves survival for select patients

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2000–Present2007: Adjuvant chemotherapy alone, without radiation, may be sufficient for early gastric cancer

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2000–Present2008: New chemotherapy regimen extends survival for metastatic gastric cancers

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2000–Present2010: Common targeted breast cancer drug also improves survival for certain gastric cancers

2011: Korean study affirms value of chemotherapy, alone, following surgery

2012: Adding radiation to chemotherapy after surgery still benefits some patients

Progress Against Stomach Cancer

Five-Year Survival

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Progress Against Stomach Cancer

Mortality

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13

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Progress Against Stomach Cancer

New Cases

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Source: National Cancer Institute

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