Furthermore, removing one tumor can trigger the simultaneous growth of cancerous tumors in multiple other locations. It's as though one has opened the terrifying Pandora's Box. The more one cuts, the more they appear; cancer cells spread even faster, leading to the patient's rapid death.
This is also why, upon discovering the potential spread of cancer cells, doctors regretfully indicate that surgery is no longer an option.
The only choices left are interventional treatments, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy.
Whichever treatment method, the goal is to kill or inhibit cancer cells through medication. By this stage, one can merely extend the patient's life, a cure is no longer possible.
For stage II, even stage III gastric cancer, as long as treatment is actively pursued, the five-year survival rate can generally reach around 60%.
