Gastric Cancer

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Seven months after bilateral mastectomies, while getting a CT scan as a follow up to that specific cancer, a suspicious lymph node was found in my abdomen. A PET scan clearly indicated that exploratory surgery was indicated. After 8 hours of surgery, I got scary and unbelievable news. I had another cancer (not a metastasis) called primary peritoneal carcinoma–a very rare disease.
The peritoneum is the lining of the abdomen. There were cancer cells found in a small part of the peritoneal l...Read the full article