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Dr. Fernando de Zarraga

Helicobacter pylori, age and overweight can cause stomach cancer.

Dr. Fernando de Zarraga, Medical Oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, talks about other risk factors and gives recommendations to prevent the disease. How a surgical oncologist and a medical oncologist can work together to give the best cancer treatment possible for a patient? Dr. Fernando de Zarraga, Medical Oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, explains how doctors work together virtually and how they discuss most of the cases they take care of together.

Dr. Omar Llaguna, Oncologic Surgeon with Miami Cancer Institute, says how patients treated in a multidisciplinary setting tend to have better outcomes. Stomach cancer is a rare cancer. Dr. Fernando de Zarraga, Medical Oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, compares stomach cancer with more common types of cancer, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Dr. Omar Llaguna, Oncologic Surgeon with Miami Cancer Institute, explains why in the United States the incidents of stomach cancer have come down. What are the chances of surviving stomach cancer?

Dr. Fernando de Zarraga, Medical Oncologist with Miami Cancer Institute, talks about the impact stomach cancer has on the population.

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