Stomach Cancer Treatment in India

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What Is Stomach Cancer?

Stomach cancer occurs when the cells in the stomach's lining divide uncontrollably, forming a tumor. As cancer progresses, the tumor may invade and destroy surrounding tissue, block the passage of food, or break off and spread (metastasize) to other organs. Many times, people refer to the entire region between the hips and chest as the stomach. In medical terms, however, the word ‘stomach’ refers only to the muscular, sac-like organ that sits in the upper abdomen.

Symptoms of Stomach Cancer

In its early stages, stomach cancer may not cause noticeable symptoms, but patients may experience:

Persistent stomach discomfort
Indigestion
Vomiting or Nausea
Loss of appetite
Black-colored stools or blood in stool

Stomach Cancer Risk Factors

Infections
Dietary Habits
Low Nutritional Intake
Weight
Family History/Genetic
Environmental Exposure
Previous stomach surgery

Treatment Options for Stomach Cancer

In case the disease is localized -Surgery (Gastrectomy): The main treatment, which includes:

Partial gastrectomy– A partial gastrectomy involves removing a portion of the stomach, generally removed from the lower half.
Full gastrectomy– The entire stomach is removed by full gastrectomy.
Sleeve gastrectomy– The left stomach portion is removed with a sleeve gastrectomy. This is generally done during a weight loss surgery.

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) / ESD: A minimally invasive procedure removing early-stage cancer via an endoscope (without major surgery).

IN case the disease has metastasized -

Chemotherapy:Uses drugs (e.g., 5-FU, oxaliplatin, docetaxel) to kill cancer cells, often used before surgery (neoadjuvant) to shrink tumors or after (adjuvant) to prevent recurrence.
Radiation Therapy:Uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells, often combined with chemotherapy (chemoradiation).
Targeted Therapy:Drugs that attack specific weaknesses in cancer cells, such as HER2-targeted drugs (e.g., trastuzumab).
Immunotherapy:Enhances the body’s immune system to fight cancer often using drugs l for advanced or recurrent cases.

Top Stomach Cancer Doctors (Surgical Oncology)

Surender Kumar Dabas (Manipal Hospitals, New Delhi)
Naveen Sanchety (Sarvodaya Hospitals)
Somashekhar S P (Aster Hospital, Bangalore)
Rajesh Kumar Jain (BLK Hospital)
Piyush Kumar Agarwal (Shalby International Hospitals)
Tapan Singh Chauhan (Artemis Hospitals)
Dr Niranjan Naik (Fortis Hospitals)

Estimated Costs

The Estimated Cost of Evaluations at various hospitals will be approximately USD 1000 The estimated cost of a gastrectomy at various Hospitals will be between USD 9000 - USD 11000 depending upon doctor chosen and hospital chosen.