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SUBMITTER: Batista TP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4419630 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Batista Thales Paulo TP de Mendonça Lucas Marques LM Fassizoli-Fonte Ana Luiza AL
Oncology reviews 20121001 2
Gastric cancer is one of the most common neoplasms and a main cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Surgery remains the mainstay for cure and is considered for all patients with potentially curable disease. However, despite the fact that surgery alone usually leads to favorable outcomes in early stage disease, late diagnosis usually means a poor prognosis. In these settings, multimodal therapy has become the established treatment for locally advanced tumors, while the high risk of locoreg ...[more]