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Topics Covered

  • Overview of Gastric Cancer, including Diagnosis & Staging
  • Current Standard of Care, including Chemotherapy
  • New Treatment Approaches & the Role of Targeted Treatment & Immunotherapy
  • Precision Medicine: Predicting Response to Treatment
  • The Role of Clinical Trials
  • How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
  • Controlling Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
  • The Importance of Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
  • Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Presenter

Geoffrey Y. Ku, MD

Medical Oncologist, Head of the Esophagogastric Section, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Assistant Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Presenter

Mohamad Bassam Sonbol, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Senior Associate Consultant, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Phoenix, AZ

Presenter

Diana L. Bearden, MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Presenter

Stacie Hershman

Executive Director, Gastric Cancer Foundation®

Presenter

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on January 09, 2023.

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gastric cancergastrointestinal stromal tumorsstomach cancerbiosimilarschemotherapyimmunotherapypersonalized medicinetargeted treatmentstreatment

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