What is the cure rate of gastric cancer? Gastric cancer ranks first among all kinds of malignant tumors in China. There are obvious geographical differences in the incidence of gastric cancer, which is significantly higher in the northwest and east coast of China than in the south. The prognosis of gastric cancer is related to the pathological stage, location, tissue type, biological behavior and treatment measures of gastric cancer. Most patients with early gastric cancer have no obvious symptoms, while a few have nausea, vomiting or upper gastrointestinal symptoms similar to ulcer disease. Pain and weight loss are the most common clinical symptoms of progressive gastric cancer. Patients often have clear upper gastrointestinal symptoms, such as upper abdominal discomfort, fullness after eating, and as the disease progresses, upper abdominal pain increases, appetite decreases and weakness. Depending on the location of the tumor, there are also its special manifestations. Gastric cancer near the pylorus has pyloric obstruction; tumor destroying blood vessels may cause gastrointestinal bleeding symptoms such as vomiting blood and black stool. Persistent pain in the abdomen often indicates that the tumor extends beyond the stomach wall, such as enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes, ascites, jaundice, abdominal mass, and masses in the anterior rectal recess. Patients with advanced gastric cancer may often show anemia, emaciation, malnutrition or even cachexia. In China, the average cure rate of gastric cancer is 30%, which is not particularly low among cancers. Specifically for individuals, the cure rate is directly related to the stage of gastric cancer. For early stage gastric cancer patients, the cure rate can reach 85% to 90% or even higher; stage II can reach 70% to 80%; stage III is already intermediate and late, and the cure rate drops to 30%; stage IV is less than 10%. In terms of types, distal gastric cancer has a higher cure rate than proximal gastric cancer, the former refers to cancers near the pylorus and other parts of the stomach, while the latter refers to cancers near the cardia and stomach body. Indolent cell carcinoma has a lower cure rate because it is more insidious and more likely to metastasize. Compared with the overall cure rate of 60% in Japan, the cure rate of gastric cancer in China is low. This is mainly because Japan requires the first gastroscopy to be done after the age of 50, and its early stage patients account for more than 60%; while only about 10% of patients in China are found to be early stage. Tips: How to treat metastasis of gastric cancer Metastasis of gastric cancer marks the advanced stage of gastric cancer. The treatment of advanced gastric cancer depends on the patient’s condition, the size of the lesion, the condition of the metastatic lesion, the patient’s physical condition and other factors to consider the treatment method. Don’t be afraid of metastatic gastric cancer, while taking the best treatment plan, we should also give enough care to patients emotionally and psychologically. The fear and dread of patients and their family members will seriously affect the treatment and recovery of stomach cancer, which in turn will affect the treatment. Although cancer and gastric cancer are still incurable, it is believed that with the continuous progress of technology and medical level, methods to conquer cancer will appear soon. Patients with metastatic gastric cancer must maintain optimism, positivity and solid confidence in fighting gastric cancer, which is the best treatment method for gastric cancer.