{"id":15,"date":"2011-04-21T18:15:22","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T18:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.menshealthnetwork.org\/gastriccancer\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2023-06-16T22:59:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T22:59:50","slug":"treatment-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/treatment-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment Options<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few different options to slow down the growth of gastric cancer, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Traditional Therapy<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Radiation therapy uses high energy rays to kill or shrink cancer cells.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemotherapy uses chemicals or drugs to destroy cancer cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targeted Therapy<\/strong>: Targets cells with specific proteins (such as the HER2+ receptors) for treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surgical Removal<\/strong>: Depending on the cancer location, the surgeon may remove the whole stomach or only the part that has the cancer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Should I Discuss with My Healthcare Provider?<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/doctor1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63\" title=\"doctor\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What can I do to decrease my chances of getting stomach cancer?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you check for stomach cancer?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How often should I have checkups?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is my cancer HER2+?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What stage is my stomach cancer?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are my treatment options?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some possible side effects of treatments?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment Options There are a few different options to slow down the growth of gastric cancer, including: What Should I Discuss with My Healthcare Provider?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145,"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gastric-cancer.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}