• Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and accessory organs of digestion, including the esophagus...
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    Appendix cancer, also known as appendiceal cancer, is a very rare malignant tumor that forms in the vermiform appendix. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors...
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    Gastrointestinal diseases (abbrev. GI diseases or GI illnesses) refer to diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract, namely the esophagus, stomach,...
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    body. Patients with duodenal cancer may experience abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. Resection is sometimes...
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    The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to...
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    to cancer/tumor-specific sites rather than affecting healthy cells, leading to negligible or no toxicity. Gastrointestinal cancer Pancreatic Cancer Action...
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    Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. GISTs arise in the smooth muscle pacemaker...
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    "Palliation of Esophageal Cancer". In Posner MC, Vokes EE, Weichselbaum RR (eds.). Cancer of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. PMPH-USA. p. 184....
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    Anal cancer is a cancer which arises from the anus, the distal opening of the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms may include bleeding from the anus or a...
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    Gastrointestinal bleeding (GI bleed), also called gastrointestinal hemorrhage (GIB), is all forms of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, from the...
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    throughout the gut. Over two-thirds of carcinoid tumors are found in the gastrointestinal tract. Carcinoid tumors are also found in the lungs. Metastasis of...
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    Breast Cancer Centre Lung Cancer Centre Gastrointestinal Cancer Centre Prostate & Genitourinary Cancer Centre Gynaecological Cancer Centre Haematology, Haemato-Oncology...
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    intestine cancer starts when cells in the small intestine start to grow out of control. The small intestine is the largest part of the gastrointestinal tract...
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  • Naveed; Davidson, Brian R. (2007). "Tumour M2-pyruvate kinase: A gastrointestinal cancer marker". European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 19...
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    Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the...
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  • 6 times more likely to develop stomach cancer from the ulcer. The risk for developing gastrointestinal cancer also appears to be slightly higher with...
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    Dvorak K (July 2009). "Bile acids as endogenous etiologic agents in gastrointestinal cancer". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15 (27): 3329–3340. doi:10...
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    lower gastrointestinal bleeding and warrant further investigation for peptic ulcers or a malignancy (such as colorectal cancer or gastric cancer). The...
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    in the ovary that metastasized from a primary site, classically the gastrointestinal tract, although it can arise in other tissues such as the breast. Gastric...
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    Gastrointestinal perforation, also known as gastrointestinal rupture, is a hole in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal tract...
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    Red meat (section Cancer)
    risk of gastrointestinal cancer. Heme iron in red meat has been associated with increased colorectal cancer risk. The American Institute for Cancer Research...
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    Israel; in Chile, gallbladder cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths. 5th most common gastrointestinal cancer Up to 5 times more common in...
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    CA19-9 (redirect from Cancer antigen 19-9)
    cancer and other diseases of the gland. CA19-9 can be elevated in many types of gastrointestinal cancer, such as colorectal cancer, esophageal cancer...
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    large bowel resection. Bowel resection may be performed to treat gastrointestinal cancer, bowel ischemia, necrosis, or obstruction due to scar tissue, volvulus...
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    PMID 11843958. S2CID 25990463. Withrow SJ (2013). "22 Cancer of the Gastrointestinal tract § E: Gastric Cancer: Diagnostic Techniques and Work-Up". In Vail DM...
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  • Digestive system neoplasm (category Gastrointestinal cancer)
    cancer cases and 10.0 million cancer deaths world-wide; and about 14.7% of the new cases were gastrointestinal cancers. Emerging findings indicate that...
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    Lynch syndrome I (familial colon cancer) and Lynch syndrome II (HNPCC associated with other cancers of the gastrointestinal tract or reproductive system)...
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    Gardner's syndrome (category Gastrointestinal cancer)
    [citation needed] Gardner syndrome consists of adenomatous polyps of the gastrointestinal tract, Gardner fibromas, desmoid tumors, osteomas, epidermoid cysts...
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    and gastrointestinal side effects, they cause overall harm when used for prevention. Aspirin has been found to reduce the risk of death from cancer by...
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    Pseudomyxoma peritonei (category Gastrointestinal cancer)
    diagnosis so that appropriate treatment may be obtained from a gastrointestinal cancer surgeon. Diagnostic tests may include CT scans, examination of...
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