Quality of Life of Long-Term Survivors after a Distal Subtotal Gastrectomy

Appropriate Information System to Improve Cancer Screening Coverage of Stomach Cancer

“…That is, married respondents perform higher on screening test of stomach cancer than single respondents. This result was similar with the previous studies on the CT screening test of abdominal disease [9], [10].This study suggests that married respondents are responsibility for family. So married respondents do more well for health management than single respondents.…”

A Methodology for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Heath Improvement through Education in Gastric Cancer Patients

“…In particular, the present research showed that although the health improvement rates in stomach patients are about 30.2-41.6 before education, they were increased to 62.8.1-73.5% by the education, which is similar to data reported in the previous studies [9], [10], [11]. However, it was noted that the education effect does not maintain for so long.…”

Assessing the body image: relevance, application and instruments for oncological settings

“…They also reported higher depression and anxiety. Studies on the quality of life in gastric cancer patients, even several years after the disease, led to similar results [17]. Body image appears restricted, focusing on the functional status of body organs and emotional aspects, in patients with haematological malignancies [18].…”