Gastric cancer, also known as stomach cancer, is a cellular tumour that begins in the stomach.
Stomach is the second part of our digestive system after the food pipe.Surgical resection is the main stay of tretment and are known to have a high rate of local recurrence rate after surgery and the quality of surgery has a great bearing on cure and prolonged survival.
Minimal access Gastrectomy done by Laparoscopic or Robotic technology helps in performing adequate local resection, early recovery and highest chances of curative resection.
Management of Gastric cancers include a multidiciplinary approach involving the Gastrooncosurgeons, Medical oncologists , nutritionists etc.
Though the incidence of gastric cancers are showing a decreaing trend in India , the incidence of Gastro -oesophagel Junction Cancers are on the rise
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