Unfortunately, in the United States, most cases of gastric cancer are discovered only after local invasion has advanced. Weight loss, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, early satiety, and peptic ulcer symptoms may accompany late-stage gastric cancer.
master plan - a long-term outline of a project or government function; the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development. plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; they drew up a six-step plan; they discussed plans for a new bond issue.
Any municipality, from small village to sprawling metropolis, can have a master plan. Small communities will hire a private planning firm to prepare a plan and submit it to the local government for approval. In big cities, the department of city planning prepares the master plan.