My cousin was diagnosed with stomach cancer two weeks ago. There are some things I don't understand.First they said they don't want to operate to remove tumor in her stomach because it will cause it to spread to the rest of her body. and want to treat with radiation and chemo.Four day age they did Laparoscopic surgery to install a j-tube in her small intestine but said they could not because they needed to lift her large intestines and they were to frigle. I don't know what they mean by that.plus the j-tube was going in her small intestines. The j-tube would be her feeding tube, since that was unsuccessful they moved her small intestine to a different place on her stomach above the tumer that was causing blockage.The doctors said they were able to see her liver and cancer had not afected it, but was not able to see her pancreas.So from what I can get from my family is that it has not damaged any other organs and is contained in stomach but does show in one near by lymph mode. now we are waiting for her intestine relocation to heal . They said she needs to be able to eat to be stronge for chemo and radiation treatment.Nobody has said what stage this would be so I'm looking for my own answers
Does this make sense to anyone.Looks like another three weeks before she will start Chemo.

Thanks Jeff