Reliable Cancer Therapies

On Saturday 4th of February 2012, it is World Cancer Day. Therefore, we think it is an excellent moment to inform you about the novelties on the Reliable Cancer Therapies (RCT) website. We are happy to announce that there is a new Guide for Patients available on our website: A Guide for Patients with Stomach Cancer. This Guide has been written by RCT and is based on the ESMO guidelines.

Because stomach cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide, with a yearly death rate of 800.000, we think that reliable information for patients on this cancer type is indispensible. Although  stomach cancer is rather rare in Belgium nowadays, and only occurs in less than 5%, mostly male, under 40 years of age, this cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide (after lung cancer), with Korea being the country with most cases of stomach cancer. The high death rate has no doubt to do with the fact that metastasis occurs in 80-90%, and the survival rate is less than 15% when the disease is only diagnosed in late stages.

RCT provides this guide for free on her website to inform patients and their relatives as good as possible about stomach cancer and the treatment options. This information is, moreover, written in an understandable and patient-friendly way. You can easily download this Guide for Patients in four languages (EN, NL, FR, ES).