Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world’s most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.
What is CDH1 and Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC)?
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) syndrome is an inherited condition that increases a person’s risk of developing diffuse type stomach cancer, which tends to affect much more of the stomach than other types of stomach cancer. It is also linked to an increased risk of a type of breast cancer called lobular type.
HDGC syndrome is caused by a mutation in theCDH1gene. The mutation can be passed from a mother or father to a son or daughter. People with a first degree relative (a parent, sibling, or child) with HDGC syndrome have a 50% chance of having inherited the CDH1 mutation.
Having a mutation in the CDH1 gene does not mean that you will definitely develop cancer; it means that your risk is higher. The age at diagnosis and type of cancer can vary among people with HDGC syndrome, even within the same family.
Stomach Cancer Surgery: Gastrectomy & Laparoscopy
Stomach cancer surgery is a common treatment for stomach cancer. Surgery often is the best treatment for early-stage stomach cancer.
MSK surgeons are experts in surgery methods that do less harm to your body. The traditional method of surgery is called open surgery. This is when one long incision (cut) is made. Surgeons remove some or all of the stomach through the incision.
MSK’s stomach cancer experts often use minimally invasive surgery methods. This approach causes less harm, pain, and complications (problems). It also has a shorter recovery time.
Why Chose MSK for Gastrectomy... Dr. Vivian Strong
Dr. Vivian Strong a board-certified surgeon with advanced training in minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopy and robotic surgery). I am dedicated to applying my technical expertise and clinical interests primarily to patients with stomach (gastric) cancer and adrenal tumors.
Dr. Strong's areas of expertise are: Minimally Invasive Expertise, Stomach Cancer, Tumors of the Adrenal Gland, Splenectomy, Small Intestine, Distal Pancreas and Hernias
What I do at MSK: Iris Cantor Chair in Honor of Dr. Sidney Winawer