Surgery for stomach cancer

This is surgery to remove abnormal cells or very early stage cancer from the lining of your stomach.

You might have all or part of your stomach removed. This depends on the stage of your cancer and where it is in your stomach.

Surgery can help relieve symptoms of advanced stomach cancer if your cancer is causing a blockage.

Before surgery, you have tests to check your fitness and you meet members of your treatment team. You usually go into hospital on the morning of your operation or the day before.

You have a general anaesthetic so you can't feel anything during the operation. This sends you into a deep sleep.

Surgery to remove stomach cancer is major surgery. You wake up in the intensive care unit or a high dependency recovery unit.

There is a risk of problems or complications after any operation. Many problems are minor but some can be more serious. Problems can include infection and bleeding.