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.
Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy. It may also extend to control mechanisms for guiding the implementation of the strategy. Strategic planning became prominent in corporations during the 1960s and remains an important aspect of strategic management.