Advanced stomach cancer

Advanced stomach cancer means that a cancer that began in the stomach has spread to at least one other part of the body, such as the liver or lungs.

The symptoms of advanced stomach cancer depend on what part of the body the cancer has spread to.

You might have a number of tests to help diagnose stomach cancer and to find out the stage. This helps your doctor decide what treatment you need.

Your treatment depends on whereabouts your cancer is in the stomach. How big it is, whether it has spread anywhere else in your body and your general health.

Coping with cancer can be difficult. Help and support is available. There are things you can do, people to help and ways to cope with a diagnosis of stomach cancer.