%0 Journal Article
%T The role of perioperative radiotherapy in gastric cancer
%A Thales Paulo Batista
%A Lucas Marque de Mendon£¿a
%A Ana Luiza Fassizoli-Fonte
%J Oncology Reviews
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/oncol.2012.e23
%X Gastric cancer is one of the most common neoplasms and a main cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Surgery remains the mainstay for cure and is considered for all patients with potentially curable disease. However, despite the fact that surgery alone usually leads to favorable outcomes in early stage disease, late diagnosis usually means a poor prognosis. In these settings, multimodal therapy has become the established treatment for locally advanced tumors, while the high risk of locoregional relapse has favored the inclusion of radiotherapy in the comprehensive therapeutic strategy. We provide a critical, non-systematic review of gastric cancer and discuss the role of perioperative radiation therapy in its treatment.
%K Stomach Cancer
%K Radiation Therapy
%K Multimodal Treatments.
%U http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/213