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Online Community Forum Empowers and Educates People Affected by Gastric Cancer
Patient-led sites that offer support, information, moderated forums, blogs, and advice are becoming an integral part of navigating life with cancer.

Gastric Cancer Foundation's free online community offers peer-to-peer support for patients and caregivers. Led by people who are navigating the journey themselves, our online community empowers individuals to share frustrations, wisdom, and encouragement with each other in a safe and supportive environment.
The Many Functions of Fiber
Foundation board member and "Chef without a Stomach" Hans Rueffert chats again with Registered Dietitian Ellen Steinberg to discuss the many types of fiber — and each of their digestive benefits. As Hans remarks, "Knowledge is Power" when it comes to eating healthy and helpful foods with a partial stomach (or no stomach at all). Find more episodes at the Gesundheit Kitchen on gastriccancer.org.
Gastric Cancer Foundation Funds Important Stomach Cancer Research
The Gastric Cancer Foundation has awarded a $75,000 research grant to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The grant will be used to support research efforts and develop new therapies for peritoneal carcinomatosis — an aggressive metastasis of gastric cancer.
Research Roundup
medical news
There's always new and exciting news in gastric cancer research. Here are a few of the latest highlights:

Eliminating the bacteria H. pylori from the gastrointestinal tract lowers the risk of gastric cancer by 75%, according to a recent study in the journal Gastrointestinal Cancer.

Researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have developed a potential method for stopping the growth of stomach tumors by neutralizing a gene receptor called FZD7.

A blood test that's under development was able to identify more than 20 tumor types, including stomach cancer, with up to 93% accuracy. The test works by spotting abnormal methylation in cell-free DNA, which is genetic material from tumors that is released into the bloodstream.
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