Stage 4 stomach cancer - other forms of treatment

Hi I have stage 4 gastric cancer , was diagnosed last year , like your dad was given very little hope , I had 6 cycles of Capox chemotherapy, tumour has shrunk and no more treatment at moment got scan in October to see what’s happening, Don’t give up hope, it’s been a rough 8 months but I have hope for future now, best advice I can give is just take things a day at a time , solve one problem at a time and try not to worry about what may happen, you stay strong and be positive, I told my oncologist I didn’t care what he said about how long I had left , I’m gonna be here years yet

Hi, thank you for your response, it provides me with a little bit of positivity! Hope you're feeling well. 

Yeah I’m ok, glad I could help a bit , there are loads of great people on here to chat too, another piece of advice I was given , do not google about the cancer it will only worry you more, and what happened to other people will not necessarily happen to your dad

• Hello, I was diagnosed with stage IV gastric cancer in October 2023 I was given 12 sessions of chemo (folfox). The tumor shrank but did not disappear. Given that my doctors believe I can handle the treatment exceptionally well, they have decided to give me chemo in maintenance mode. So, I have been on chemo non-stop since June 2024. I forgot at the beginning, they gave me a year to live. As of today, I live a fairly normal life: I work, go to the gym, in short, almost normal life.

Don't get discouraged. You never know what will happen. Every body reacts differently. By the way, I lost 20 kilos and have already gained 12 back. So, keep your spirits up. You never know. I'm speaking from experience.