Resources & Services

Stomach Cancer Patient Resources And Services

Hope For Stomach Cancer provides patient resources and services like no other gastric cancer patient advocacy organization.

Because our philosophy focuses on putting patients’ needs first.  And many effective and efficient resources and services already exist.

So in many cases, we do not create our very own resources and services for stomach cancer patients.  Instead, we partner with select organizations that are already successful in the space. 

And that way we’re able to keep our focus on helping gastric cancer patients.  Including helping to treat the disease and live the best life possible through each phase. 

Hope In A Bag

Get this tote packed with resources for newly diagnosed patients - free.

Hope Webinars

Participate in the latest advances in the fight against gastric cancer.

Support Groups

Receive the support you need, how and when you need it.

Clinical Trials

Learn about new experimental stomach cancer treatment options.

Tumor Analysis

Information and access to molecular profiling and how it helps fight cancer.

Mentor Program

Receive one-on-one support from someone who's been there.

Financial & Insurance Assistance

Discover help paying for and dealing with healthcare.

Yoga

Get mental health and wellbeing virtual sessions - women only.

 

As heard on the hit podcast Cancer in the Form of a Question. Jeff Stewart is a Jeopardy! champion and pharma insider whose cancer was discovered when he tried to donate his kidney. Stewart’s story of facing cancer with composure is inspiring.
 
 
A journey of adoption, cancer, addiction, and breakthrough living.In his late thirties, Steve Melen thought he had it all—a successful career in finance, a house on the hill, a beautiful newborn daughter, and a zest for life and travel. He was unstoppable … until a diagnosis of Stage IIIB stomach cancer brought it all to screeching halt. Facing the hard truth that he would live the rest of his life without a stomach, Steve battled his demons and the fact that he only had a 15 percent chance of survival. Killer Graces is not just another cancer tale. It is a revelation, exposing how cancer can shine a spotlight on things that people prefer not to think or talk about. It is a story of both weakness and strength as Steve navigates a world of pain, drugs, alcohol, marital problems, and anxiety, all rooted in his earliest days as a child of adoption. Join Steve on his journey of self-discovery as he shares that it took a life-threatening illness to bring these issues to light so the true healing process could begin.
 
 

Getting an initial diagnosis of cancer, or a diagnosis of cancer that has recurred after treatment, can be devastating. Having been their themselves, the authors have written this book to try to help.

Facing Cancer with Hope shares:

  • A surgeon’s own journey facing advanced cancer, including progression to Stage 4 metastatic disease despite multiple surgeries, multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and participation in two clinical trials.
  • Steps leading to the ultimate identification of effective treatment including experimental targeted medication combined with complementary and alternative medicine approaches.
  • Comprehensive reviews of the biology of cancer and of cancer treatment options, with text complemented by over 30 scientific illustrations and tables.
  • A detailed, step-by-step set of suggestions for cancer patients, their family members and caregivers, and patient advocates supporting those with cancer, beginning at the time of cancer diagnosis and progressing through treatment to surveillance after the completion of therapy.

Specific topics covered include:

  • The burden of cancer on individual patients, families, and society.
  • How to overcome paralysis after the shock of getting a cancer diagnosis and first steps to take after receiving the diagnosis.
  • The biology of cancer (including how and why cancer starts, and how it grows and spreads) and the effects of cancer on our bodies.
  • Factors to consider in building your personal care team.
  • An overview of individualized- and precision-medicine, targeted therapy, complementary and alternative medicine, and immunotherapy options in cancer care.
  • Tactics for preparing for and getting through major cancer surgery.
  • Suggestions for facilitating recovery after surgery and for preparing for post-op chemotherapy.
  • The types and roles of chemotherapy and tips for navigating chemotherapy treatment.
  • Dealing with a diagnosis of recurrent cancer.
  • Coping strategies for patients facing cancer and their caregivers and for the children of individuals facing cancer, including ways to remain hopeful.
  • The importance of patient advocacy (including self-advocacy) in cancer care, characteristics of effective patient advocates, and suggestions for the identification of patient advocates.
  • Ways to work most effectively as a partner in your care with your health care team.
  • Shared decision-making when dealing with advanced cancer.
  • Strategies for identifying , selecting, and pursuing clinical trials.
  • Basics of radiation therapy and stem cell transplantation.
  • Suggestions for addressing issues associated with cancer survivorship.

Based on the authors’ own experience, Facing Cancer with Hope is organized chronologically from diagnosis through treatment, and interweaves their personal narrative with discussion of the science of cancer, its therapies, and practical suggestions for getting through treatment as safely and comfortably as possible. Although cancer remains a formidable disorder and no book can guarantee a positive outcome, Facing Cancer with Hope seeks to empower patients, caregivers, family members, and advocates by providing knowledge and tools to support you as you face this challenge together. A portion of profits from book sales is designated to support cancer research.

 
 

I was married to my best friend for 12 years before he was given the diagnosis of stage 4 gastroesophageal cancer in 2018. He passed away in 2019 after a life-changing journey.

This is my uncensored real-life journey of caring for someone with cancer and how I coped with the emotions and expectations surrounding bereavement and grief.

It is written using real thoughts and feelings and based on factual events. It provides a raw insight into the pure emotions experienced on a day-to-day basis and how, ultimately, I used those experiences to forge my way through bereavement and onto an inspirational journey of finding hope, encouragement and a renewed lust for life.

In my journey, I sadly lost the love of my life but I also gained a new outlook on my future by finding a way to create a ‘new normal’ despite my life changing. If you are going through a similar situation, I hope this book will show you that you are not alone and that the thoughts and feelings you go through are very real. I also hope it shows that despite the darkest of days, it is possible to remember the ones we lose with courage and a determination to turn something so difficult into a life of purpose and hope.

This book offers a real-life insight into the cancer experience from the carer’s perspective. However you read this book, whether you be a carer yourself, a family member, a friend or a medical professional, it can offer a profoundly inspiring and unique insight.

New York Times bestselling ghostgirl author, Tonya Hurley, has credits spanning all platforms of teen entertainment including: creating, writing and producing two hit TV series, writing and directing several acclaimed independent films, developing a ground-breaking collection of video games and board games and creating award-winning websites. Hurley’s films have premiered in film festivals around the world including TriBeca, LA Independent, and Edinburgh and her work has been featured on ABC, IFC and PBS. She was nominated for the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Award in film.

Her first novel, ghostgirl was an instant best-seller and has received starred reviews from the literary publications Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, VOYA and School Library Journal. Her second book in the series, ghostgirl: Homecoming was released in 2009 and ghostgirl Lovesick will be released in 2010. The ghostgirl audiobooks, narrated by Parker Posey with original music by Vince Clarke, are available for digital download at www.audible.com.

Ms. Hurley lives in New York with her husband and daughter. Her Web site is www.ghostgirl.com.

A spoiled royal hungry for excitement. A young man who hates nobles. Can they foil a kidnapping before they fall prey to an enemy’s deadly magic?

Seventeen-year-old Princess Nora Abrios is lonely and bored. Though she’s a frost eater who creates magical ice, she’d give anything for a chance to really cut loose. When a commoner’s flying antics capture her attention, she seizes the opportunity to partner up and escape her dreary palace duties.

Krey West’s girlfriend Zeisha disappeared weeks ago. He vowed to discover her fate. So when his unusual magic catches the eye of the privileged princess, he jumps at the chance to find his love by exploiting the monarchy he hates. But he’s surprised by his feisty new ally’s willingness to defy her family and dig deep into the nation’s darkest secrets…

As new evidence shocks Nora, she makes the fateful choice to flee the capital and join Krey in banishment. And when they uncover a sinister plot which runs darker than the disappearance of one girl, Krey resolves to do whatever it takes…even if he must face down a dragon.

Can Nora and Krey save Zeisha and expose a shadowy enemy, or will their prying spell their doom?

•••

The Frost Eater is the enthralling first book in the Magic Eaters dystopian YA fantasy trilogy. If you like funny and capricious heroines, smart and snarky heroes, romance subplots, and unique world-building, then you’ll adore Carol Beth Anderson’s fast-paced tale.

Buy The Frost Eater and devour its dark magic today!

A FALL 2018 HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SELECTION BY * PEOPLE * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * VULTURE * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * THE MILLIONS * FAST COMPANY * SEATTLE TIMES * ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH * BOOKPAGE * BOOKRIOT * CONDE NAST TRAVELER *

“[A] luminous mother-daughter saga.”—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Lovely and heartbreaking.”—PEOPLE

“A beautiful testament to [Park’s] extraordinary talents as a storyteller…A ferocious page-turner.”—KIRKUS REVIEWS (STARRED REVIEW)

From the critically acclaimed author of This Burns My Heart comes a gorgeous, emotionally wise tale about a daughter who unearths the hidden life of her enigmatic mother.

Mara Alencar’s mother Ana is her moon, her sun, her stars. Ana, a struggling voice-over actress, is an admirably brave and recklessly impulsive woman who does everything in her power to care for her little girl. With no other family or friends her own age, Ana eclipses Mara’s entire world. They take turns caring for each other—in ways big and small.

Their arrangement begins to unravel when Ana becomes involved with a civilian rebel group attempting to undermine the city’s torturous Police Chief, who rules over 1980s Rio de Janeiro with terrifying brutality. Ana makes decisions that indelibly change their shared life. When Mara is forced to escape, she emigrates to California as an undocumented immigrant and finds employment as a caregiver to a young woman dying of stomach cancer. It’s here that she begins to grapple with her turbulent past and starts to uncover vital truths—about her mother, herself, and what it means to truly take care of someone.

Told with vivid imagery and subtle poignancy, The Caregiver is a moving and profound story that asks us to investigate who we are—as children and parents, immigrants and citizens, and ultimately, humans looking for vital connectivity

Man with a Backpack: One Regular Guy’s Fight Against Stomach Cancer is a raw, emotional roller coaster about a man and his aggressive form of stomach cancer. The book walks through the struggle, shock, and heartbreak surrounding his losing battle, while weaving examples of historical figures and events that bring a new perspective and enlightened reality. Along the way he realizes he has visionary, spiritual guide carrying a backpack, showing the weight he had been carrying all along and for so many. Touching and gut-wrenching, Man with a Backpack shows how one amazing man’s life ended too soon, forcing him to leave behind his wife and two young children.