Peritoneal cancer is difficult to treat and has a poor survival prognosis. But a new and effective nanomedicine delivery system is offering some hope.

Pancreatic cancer can cause ascites, or fluid buildup in the abdomen. Learn about why this can happen, ... Fluid from the peritoneum in the cavity releases and starts to build up.

New data suggest hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy may help reduce peritoneal metastases after gastric cancer surgery. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.

Prognostic value of an extended tumor staging in a prospective study with detection of disseminated tumor cells in bone marrow, peritoneal cavity and lymph nodes in colorectal cancer. JCO 23, ...

Prognostic significance of free peritoneal tumor cells in the peritoneal cavity before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer undergoing a potentially curative resection..

Whether it’s the primary tumor or cancer that has spread to the peritoneum, peritoneal cancer is often associated with a poor prognosis, according to a news release from Allocetra’s manufacturer, ...

If your cancer has not spread outside of the abdominal cavity, chemotherapy drugs may be delivered directly into your abdomen through a small tube. This is called intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy.