{"id":17,"date":"2018-05-11T11:02:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T18:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stocan.org\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:04:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:04:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5600728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5600728\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;9ea9b47&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7e75ed\" data-id=\"a7e75ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda12ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cda12ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview And Message Of Hope<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13f378 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13f378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When someone finds out they have stomach cancer or that their stomach cancer has come back, it is very easy for them to feel shocked and helpless. At this point, they often need to decide what treatment to get next.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is very important that the patient with stomach cancer and their main caregiver:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Know all treatment options.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Talk about these treatment options with their cancer care team.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Learn and understand as much as they can.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Partner with their doctor and cancer care team in making treatment decisions<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9947866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9947866\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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src=\"https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26K-us-patients-diagnosed-in-2022-1024x662.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7009\" alt=\"26K us patients diagnosed in 2022 - graphic with USA map and silhouettes of people\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26K-us-patients-diagnosed-in-2022-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26K-us-patients-diagnosed-in-2022-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26K-us-patients-diagnosed-in-2022-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26K-us-patients-diagnosed-in-2022-600x388.png 600w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/26K-us-patients-diagnosed-in-2022.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e69ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8e69ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78dda4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78dda4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About StomachCancerBiomarkers.org<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a9d461 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a9d461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Stomach Cancer Biomarkers is a community-organized campaign driven by Hope for Stomach Cancer with support from the medical community, patient advocates, and pharmaceutical organizations.\u00a0 The mission is to build awareness and educational content on stomach cancer biomarkers and lines of therapy to improve the standard of care for stomach cancer patients. Our vision is that this will lead to better practice, increased survivability, and quality of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16604f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f16604f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01af570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01af570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stomach-Cancer-is-the-fifth-most-common-cancer-worldwide-1024x663.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7010\" alt=\"Stomach Cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide - worldwide map w\/ cancer statistics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stomach-Cancer-is-the-fifth-most-common-cancer-worldwide-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stomach-Cancer-is-the-fifth-most-common-cancer-worldwide-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stomach-Cancer-is-the-fifth-most-common-cancer-worldwide-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stomach-Cancer-is-the-fifth-most-common-cancer-worldwide-600x388.png 600w, https:\/\/stomachcancerbiomarkers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Stomach-Cancer-is-the-fifth-most-common-cancer-worldwide.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a6098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10a6098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Are Not Alone!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39abfd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39abfd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>In the United States,<\/strong> in 2023, it is estimated that <strong>26,500 people will be newly diagnosed <\/strong>with gastric and gastroesophageal (G\/GEJ) cancers. Over <strong>60% of those<\/strong> <strong>will<\/strong> <strong>likely have advanced-stage disease.<\/strong><sup>1<\/sup><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Worldwide<\/strong> in 2020, over <strong>1 million people were newly diagnosed <\/strong>with G\/GEJ cancers, making it the <strong>5th most diagnosed cancer globally.<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview And Message Of Hope When someone finds out they have stomach cancer or that their stomach cancer has come back, it is very easy for them to feel shocked and helpless. At this point, they often need to decide what treatment to get next. 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