Is Stomach Cancer Curable?
Cancer of the stomach, also referred to as “gastric cancer,” often affects the upper part of the stomach, around the area of the esophagus. The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center reports that stomach cancer has been on the decline in America over the last decade and “is curable” if the cancer cells have not spread outside the confines of the mucus lining of the stomach.