1. Do patients with gastric cancer need follow-up?
Patients with gastric cancer should be followed up regularly by monitoring symptoms, signs and auxiliary examinations. The purpose of follow-up was to monitor disease recurrence or treatment-related adverse reactions and to evaluate the improvement of nutritional status. Follow-up should include hematology, imaging, endoscopy and other examination items. The frequency of follow-up was once every 3 ~ 6 months in 3 years, once every 6 months in 3 ~ 5 years, and once a year after 5 years. Endoscopy is performed once a year. For those with large cell anemia after total gastrectomy, vitamin B12 and folic acid should be supplemented.
