In peritoneal cancer, cancer cells grow within the serous membrane, a component of the peritoneal cavity. There are two main types of peritoneal cancer: primary and secondary. Primary peritoneal ...

Research into diet and peritoneal cancer is limited. However, a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and low in saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar may be beneficial. No single food or ...

The study covered in this summary was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Surgery and postoperative chemotherapy are standard of care for advanced gastric ...

Quantitative amplification ratio for established and emerging biomarkers in gastroesophageal (GE) cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. This ...

Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is common in advanced gastric cancer (GC) and confers a dismal prognosis. Advances in genomic sequencing have provided deeper insights into the biology of GCPM. Concurrently ...

In peritoneal dialysis, a permanent catheter is surgically placed, with one end in the abdominal cavity and the other on the outside to allow the dialysis fluid to flow into and out of the abdominal ...

New study and promising results from the first clinical trial in patients provide novel insights and new hope for one of the deadliest of cancers. Gastric cancer remains a formidable adversary, ...

Peritoneal endometriosis occurs when endometrial-like tissue develops along the lining of your abdominal cavity. Endometriosis is a condition in which uterine-like cells are found in other areas of ...

Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are the two main kidney replacement treatments; haemodialysis is done at centres, whereas PD is home-based. PD involves inserting fluid into the abdomen to ...