Small Intestine Cancer
Cancer of the Small Intestine The small intestine, or small bowel, lies between the stomach and the colon. The small intestine is about 6 m (20 ft) long. Its primary function is to digest and absorb nutrients. The small intestine makes up more than 70% of the length and 90% of the surface area of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The most common cancerous (malignant) tumors of the small bowel include adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, sarcoma, and carcinoids.
* In industrialized countries, adenocarcinomas occur most often.
* In developing countries, lymphomas are much more common.
* All these tumors have the potential to invade the bowel wall, spread into adjoining lymph nodes, and move to distant organs (metastasize).
Cancer of the Small Intestine Symptoms
* Like most GI cancers, early symptoms of small bowel cancer tend to be vague and nonspecific.
They may include abdominal discomfort associated with the following : -
o Nausea
o Bloating
o Loss of appetite
* The following symptoms may indicate advanced disease and should be signs to seek medical attention: -
o Fatigue
o Weight loss
o Iron deficiency anemia
o Visible blood loss: Blood or a material that looks like coffee grounds may be vomited, or black stools may be passed.
o Severe nausea and vomiting because of a blockage in the small bowel by the enlarging cancer: Doctors frequently diagnose small intestine cancer during surgery for unexplained bowel obstruction.
o Jaundice (yellowish skin): This is a symptom in people with cancer that involves the upper small intestine because of blockage of the bile ducts draining the liver….
Cancer of the Small Intestine Treatment/
* Surgical removal is the primary treatment for cancer of the small intestine.
* Chemotherapy or radiation therapy may be useful if the cancer is widespread.
* Radiation therapy may also be helpful if the disease is widespread or if local tumors come back.
* Surgery may also relieve symptoms when the cancer has caused a bowel obstruction. In this case, doctors may perform a bypass procedure or limited tumor removal….
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Hi..is Gleason IV prostate adenocarcinoma be treated? if it’s not . can u tell me the life span of the patient
my father is diagnosed with Gleason IV adenocarcinoma of the prostate with slight bone metastases to ischium and L11-L12 vertebrea.. i want to know if there is any effective treatment for this type of cancer. He underwent bilateral orchiectomy and is taking bicalutamide tablets (50 mg)… He also had an injection of zoledronic acid 4 mg
I want to know if these treatments are the best available.
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Sir, is it not treatable.. if it, can u tell me the life span..
We are all worried, plz reply as soon as possible
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My husband has the same cancer as your father, but I think his might be more advanced that your dad’s. My husband is 63 years old. He is taking the same treatments as your dad, but also a bone strengthener intravenously once every 4 weeks. The bone strengthener is called Zometa, and this treatment takes about 30 minutes each time. He also had 5 radiation treatments to his spine which helped greatly with pain control.
Once cancer has spread beyond the prostate it can’t be cured, but it can often be controlled for several years. It sounds like my husband has many more spots of cancer in his bones than your dad does, and we are hopeful that he will have at least a few years. The most important thing for your dad is to not break a bone – cancer in the bones makes them very brittle. In addition to the intravenous bone strengtheners my husband takes calcium and Vitamin D every day – prescribed by the cancer specialist. He takes very strong pain meds also.
The day will come when the hormone treatments will stop working. When that happens there is some research that suggests some chemotherapy drugs can give the person a few more months of life. The overall life expectancy at this stage tends to be up to three years, but every individual is different and responds differently to treatment. It will be affected by your dad’s health otherwise, his strength in fighting this, his attitude, and his will to live.
Be strong yourselves and take care of yourselves. You need to take care of you in order to help him. I have learned that. It sounds like he is getting good care. Ask about the need for bone strengtheners. Also, good nutrition is very important in figthing cancer. Make sure he eats a healthy diet, low in fat particularly. Try to keep a positive outlook, and now is the time to live each day as if it is your last. Life becomes precious when we realize it is on a timer. Take care, and God bless.
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