1. Progress Against Stomach Cancer

2. 1980–1989

3. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1980–1989 1980: Combination chemotherapy improves outcomes for advanced stomach cancer

4. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1980–1989 1980s: New imaging tools help detect and evaluate stomach cancer

5. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1980–1989 Late 1980s: New ultrasound device offers minimally invasive cancer evaluation and treatment tool

6. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1980–1989 1989: Less extensive stomach surgery offers same chance of cure

7. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1990–1999

8. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1990–1999 1993: Bacterial infection linked to gastric cancer risk

9. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1990–1999 1990s: Genetic risk factors for gastric cancer are identified

10. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 1990–1999 1997: New chemotherapy regimen becomes standard for advanced stomach cancer 1997: Laparoscopy provides less invasive way to assess and treat stomach tumors

11. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 2000–Present

12. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 2000–Present 2001: Adjuvant therapy improves long-term survival for patients with early-stage stomach cancer 2001: Gene identified in inherited gastric cancer

13. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 2000–Present 2000s: Removal of additional lymph nodes shown to help improve survival

14. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 2000–Present 2006: Chemotherapy before and after surgery improves survival for many patients 2006: New addition to chemotherapy improves survival for select patients

15. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 2000–Present 2007: Adjuvant chemotherapy alone, without radiation, may be sufficient for early gastric cancer

16. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 2000–Present 2008: New chemotherapy regimen extends survival for metastatic gastric cancers

17. Progress Against Stomach Cancer 2000–Present 2010: Common targeted breast cancer drug also improves survival for certain gastric cancers 2011: Korean study affirms value of chemotherapy, alone, following surgery 2012: Adding radiation to chemotherapy after surgery still benefits some patients

18. Progress Against Stomach Cancer Five-Year Survival Source: National Cancer Institute

19. Progress Against Stomach Cancer Mortality Source: National Cancer Institute

20. Progress Against Stomach Cancer New Cases Source: National Cancer Institute

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