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March 17, 2023: Surgical Options & Neoadjuvant Chemo for Locally Advanced Stage Gastric Cancer Patient

Speaker: Vivian E. Strong, MD, FACS – Gastric and Adrenal Surgeon, Iris Cantor Chair, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Description:

Treatment for locally advanced gastric cancer can involve multiple approaches, including chemotherapy and surgery. In this educational webinar, Dr. Vivian E. Strong discusses surgical options and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer.

The program helps patients, caregivers, and families better understand the role of surgery and chemotherapy given before surgery and how these approaches may be incorporated into multidisciplinary gastric cancer care.