Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Is conventional cytology beneficial for predicting peritoneal recurrence after curative surgery for gastric cancer : results of a prospective clinical study?
Answer: Peritoneal washing cytology using samples harvested from two different sites in the abdominal cavity was not able to predict peritoneal recurrence or survival in gastric cancer patients. Further studies will be required to determine whether peritoneal washing cytology during gastric cancer surgery is a meaningful procedure.
Output (English): no