Remove the diseased area.

Remove portion of the stomach around the cancer including the lymphnodes that are close by. Might require removing the upper half of stomach with a portion of the esophagus for cancers at the top of the stomach. Cancers in the lower half of the stomach can be treated by removing 2/3 of stomach and connecting the remaining stomach to the small intestines

Laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy or laparoscopic esophagogastrectomy.

4 days for subtotal gastrectomy. 7 days for esophago-gastrectomy

SIDE EFFECTS - Reduction in volume of food one is able to eat. COMPLICATIONS - leakage at connection of intestines to the stomach, and obstruction of the flow of food from the stomach into the intestine