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Source: Gastric Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: February 21, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of Stage 0 Gastric Cancer / Treatment Options for Stage 0 Gastric Cancer

Stage 0 is gastric cancer confined to mucosa. Experience in Japan, where stage 0 is diagnosed frequently, indicates that more than 90% of patients treated by gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy survive beyond 5 years. An American series confirmed these results.[1]

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