The PDQ Patient Information file contains full-text cancer information designed especially for patients and other laypersons. PDQI includes information on general prognosis, staging and treatment options for over 80 types of adult and childhood cancers. The information in PDQI is based on the PDQ State-of-the-Art statements in PDQC.
PDQI contains over 80 full-text documents, each devoted to a particular cancer type. See Additional Notes for a list of cancer diagnoses currently included in PDQI. For active clinical trial information, search the PDQP database; for closed clinical trial information, search the PDQB database.
The following alphabetical list provides the two-letter label, the relevant alias, and an example for each PDQ Patient Information File-Full Text database field.
===== ============ Label Name/Example ===== ============ an Accession Number [Word and Phrase Indexed] example 1: PDQI-000006.an. example 2: "000006".an. ca Cancer Terminology Superlabel [CN, SY, CT fields] example: stomach cancer.ca. cn Cancer Name [Word Indexed] example: gastric cancer.cn. ct Cell Type [Word Indexed] example: recurrent gastric cancer.ct. pg Prognosis [Word Indexed] example: heartburn.pg. ps Publisher Statement [Word Indexed] example: second opinion.ps. rf References [Word Indexed] example: childhood.rf. si Stage Information [Word Indexed] example: lymph nodes.si. sy Synonyms [Word Indexed] example: stomach cancer.sy. to Treatment Overview [Word Indexed] example: radiation therapy.to. tp Treatment Options [Word Indexed] example: subtotal gastrectomy.tp. up Update Code [Phrase Indexed] example: 9703.up.
Childhood Cancers Sentence Syntax: limit 1 to childhood cancers
Command Syntax: ..c/pdqi Sentence Syntax: use pdqi
Accession Number
PDQI-000006
Update Code
9703
Cancer Name
Gastric cancer
Synonyms
Stomach cancer.
Cell Type
Stage, gastric cancer. Solid tumor. Adult solid tumor. Cellular
diagnosis, gastric cancer. Mixed adenocarcinoma of the stomach.
Diffuse adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Intestinal adenocarcinoma of
the stomach. Gastrointestinal cancer. Adenocarcinoma of the
stomach. Body system/site cancer. Stage 0 gastric cancer.
Cancer. Recurrent gastric cancer. Stage IV gastric cancer. Stage
III gastric cancer. Stage II gastric cancer. Stage I gastric
cancer. Gastric cancer.
Publisher Statement
-- What is PDQ? --
PDQ is a computer system that gives up-to-date information on cancer
treatment. It is a service of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
for people with cancer and their families, and for doctors, nurses,
and other health care professionals.
PDQ tells about the current treatments for most cancers. The
information in PDQ is reviewed each month by cancer experts. It is
updated when there is new information. The patient information in
PDQ also tells about warning signs and how the cancer is found. PDQ
also lists information about research on new treatments (clinical
trials), doctors who treat cancer, and hospitals with cancer
programs. The treatment information in this summary is based on
information in the PDQ treatment summary for health professionals on
this cancer.
-- How to use PDQ --
You can use PDQ to learn more about current treatment for your kind
of cancer. Bring this material from PDQ with you when you see your
doctor. You can talk with your doctor, who knows you and has the
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Prognosis
-- What is cancer of the stomach? --
Cancer of the stomach, also called gastric cancer, is a disease in
which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the
stomach. The stomach is a J-shaped organ in your upper abdomen
where your food is broken down (digested). Food reaches your stomach
through a tube called the esophagus that connects your mouth to your
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Stage Information
-- Stages of cancer of the stomach --
Once cancer of the stomach is found, more tests will be done to find
out if cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body. This is
called staging. Your doctor needs to know the stage of your disease
to plan treatment. The
following stages are used for cancer of the stomach:
-- Stage 0 --
Stage 0 cancer of the stomach is very early cancer. Cancer is found
only in the innermost layer of the stomach wall.
-- Stage I --
Cancer is in the second or third layers of the stomach wall and has
not spread to lymph nodes near the cancer or is in the second layer
of the stomach wall and has spread to lymph nodes very close to the
tumor. (Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped structures that are found
throughout the body. They produce and
store infection-fighting cells.)
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Treatment Overview
-- How cancer of the stomach is treated --
There are treatments for most patients with cancer of the stomach.
Two kinds of treatment are used:
surgery (taking out the cancer in an operation)
chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells).
Radiation therapy and biological therapy are being tested in
clinical trials. Surgery is a common treatment for all stages of
cancer of the stomach. Your doctor may remove the cancer using one
of the following operations:
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Treatment Options
Stage 0 gastric cancer
Your treatment may be one of the following:
1. Surgery to remove part of the stomach (subtotal gastrectomy).
2. Surgery to remove the entire stomach and some of the tissue
around it (total gastrectomy).
Lymph nodes around the stomach may also be removed during surgery
(lymph node dissection).
Stage I gastric cancer
Your treatment may be one of the following:
1. Surgery to remove part of the stomach (subtotal gastrectomy).
2. Surgery to remove the entire stomach and some of the tissue
around it (total gastrectomy).
Lymph nodes around the stomach may also be removed (lymph node
dissection).
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References
TO LEARN MORE..... CALL 1-800-4-CANCER
To learn more about cancer of the stomach, call the National Cancer
Institute's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER
(1-800-422-6237); TTY at 1-800-332-8615. By dialing this toll-free
number, you can speak with someone who can answer your questions.
The Cancer Information Service can also send you booklets.
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Revised 31 March, 1997