Gastric Cancer: Treatment Advances

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Topics Covered

• Overview of Gastric Cancer, including Diagnosis & Staging
• Current Standard of Care, including Chemotherapy
• Updates from ASCO on the Treatment of Gastric Cancer
• New Treatment Approaches & the Role of Targeted Treatment
• Precision Medicine: Predicting Response to Treatment
• The Role of Clinical Trials
• How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
• Controlling Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms, Discomfort & Pain
• Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
• The Importance of Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

Geoffrey Ku, MD

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

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

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

Oncology Dietitian, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Stacie Hershman

Executive Director, Gastric Cancer Foundation®

Carolyn Messner, DSW, BCD, FAPOS, FAOSW

Senior Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

Brochure

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on June 12, 2023.