1. All patients with gastric cancer need PET-CT.
It is worth noting that the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer in China have maintained an upward trend, most patients have been found in the middle and late stage, so in the diagnosis, it is necessary to do a more comprehensive and strict examination. PET-CT is the perfect integration of the most high-end PET scanner and advanced spiral CT equipment. It is mainly used in the early detection and diagnosis of major diseases in the fields of tumor, brain and heart. It has the advantages of safety, accuracy, speed and high cost performance. PET-CT can find small gastric cancer in an early stage, but it is difficult to find gastric cancer by other examination methods. For some patients with uncertain diagnosis or suspected metastasis in other sites, PET-CT examination can be considered because of its high price and is not considered as a routine clinical examination item at present.2. Main treatments for gastric cancer.With the continuous improvement of medical diagnosis and treatment technology, modern cancer treatment has made great progress, as long as timely diagnosis, early standardized treatment, we can obtain a very ideal treatment effect, and even cure cancer. The treatment methods used in different clinical stages are different. according to the international guidelines for the treatment of gastric cancer, combined with the specific situation of gastric cancer in China, there are mainly the following treatment methods for gastric cancer.Surgical treatment:Surgery is the main means for the treatment of gastric cancer, as long as the patient's physical conditions permit and there is no distant metastasis, we should strive for resection and radical cure.Chemotherapy:That is, the so-called "chemotherapy", it is mainly a way to treat gastric cancer with some cytotoxic drugs and other chemical drugs, mainly for patients with gastric cancer who can not be operated on before, during, after and after operation or other reasons.Radiotherapy:This kind of treatment is a kind of treatment that uses radiation to irradiate the tumor site and thus kill the tumor cells.Targeted therapy:A method of targeted treatment for a target in the process of tumorigenesis and invasion.Traditional Chinese medicine, immunotherapy and so on.
