Because of the high rate of locoregional and systemic recurrence with surgery alone, chemotherapy and radiation therapy have become integrated into the management of gastric cancer.

由于单纯手术治疗的局部、区域和全身的复发率较高，化疗和放疗已经成为这一肿瘤综合治疗的一部分。

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If the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, treatment for a metastatic recurrence usually involves whole body (systemic) therapy rather than local therapy such as surgery or radiation.

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