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Kazuto Harada1,2, Meina Zhao1, Namita Shanbhag1
1Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
Introduction:
Proactive palliative care can effectively relieve symptoms early and effectively as well as improve the quality of life of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC).
Areas Covered:
The review summarizes palliative care for GAC. GAC caused specific symptoms, such as malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO), bleeding, weight loss, and/or ascites, therefore, these symptoms must be addressed specifically.
Expert Opinion:
Palliative care should start early to control general symptoms, thus may improve the patient's condition to make the patient eligible for anti-cancer treatment. As some stage IV GAC patients can now live longer, palliative interventions become more important. A multimodality interdisciplinary approach is strongly encouraged.
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