Living with Stomach Cancer

my husband on April 22nd 2008 was diagnoised with stomach cancer. In 1972 he had hodgkins disease which has been cancer free of this for 35 years “Paise God”, now another cancer. He’s not a candidate for surgery due to being so malnutritioned (he’s on tube feeding 24/7)at home and in need to be built up, strength wise and health wise.

He’s taking chemo at present and doctors feel he’s tolerating that treatment, but surgery would be too dangerous at this time.ct scans have been done and found to be in no other part of his body, which we are thankful. Dr’s also say without surgery he is in the 5% of cure, the best way to cure is chemo surgey-chemo, 95%. Maybe sometime down the road they would re-visit possible surgery.I don’t know of anyone who’s had this type of cancer and feel very much alone in discussion of this form of cancer other than with doctors.

My husband’s age is 63 and I love him dearly. We have 4 grown children and it’s hard on all and try our best to maintain a possitive outlook. We are in the process of chemo restaging, and further ct scans. We are in good care with the Roswell Park cancer institute in Buffalo N.Y. Also his cancer is located in the upper part of his stomach. Just not much literature on this type of cancer.