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Symptoms Of Stomach Tumor - Articles
The Latest in Diagnosis and Treatment of Stomach Cancer
by
Michael A. Zadeh
Posted
Tue 08 Feb 2011 12:00am
The stomach is a sac-like organ located in the upper abdomen between the esophagus and small intestine. It is part of the digestive system, functioning in the storage and digestion of food through the secretion of gastric juices. After leaving the stomach, partly-digested food passes into the small intestine and then into the large inte ...
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Gastric Cancer
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm
Cancer of the stomach, also called gastric cancer, is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells arise from the lining of the stomach.
Stomach cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and then may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs. Stomach cancers are classified according to the type of tissue where they origina ...
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Gastric cancer
by
Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
Definition
Gastric cancers are malignancies of the stomach.
Alternative Names
Cancer - stomach; Stomach cancer; Gastric carcinoma
Causes
Several different types of cancer can occur in the stomach. The most common type is called adenocarcinoma, which refers to the way the cancer looks under the microscope. There are several ty ...
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Treating Stomach Cancer
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DigestBetter ..
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm
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ANNOUNCER: Treatment for gastric cancer, or cancer of the stomach, depends on how far the cancer has spread in the body. Doctors rate the extent of the disease through a process called staging.
DAVID ILSON, MD: Staging, basically, is defined by the depth of penetration of the tumor into the stomach wall, so that stage I would be very superficial ...
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What is Gastric Cancer?
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CancerTeam ..
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Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm
ANNOUNCER: It is estimated that over 11,000 Americans will die this year as a result of gastric cancer, which is cancer of the stomach. At least one in one hundred Americans will develop gastric cancer in their lifetime.
MANISH A. SHAH, MD: Gastric cancer generally comes in two forms. One is an adenocarcinoma, which is about 90 percent of them, ...
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Helicobacter pylori and Cancer
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Cancer.gov
Posted
Mon 28 Feb 2011 10:24pm
Helicobacter pylori and Cancer
Key Points
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a type of bacterium that is found in the stomach of about two-thirds of the world’s population (see Questions 1 and 2 ).
Although H. pylori does not cause illness in most infected people, infection with this bacterium is a major risk factor for pepti ...
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Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD)
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heru m.
Posted
Tue 11 Jan 2011 11:58am
In recent years, the incidence of Proventricular Dilatation Disease has been increasing at an alarming rate. Originally termed Macaw Wasting Disease, PDD has been identified in many species of psittacine birds, most commonly in African Greys, Cockatoos, Eclectus, and Macaws. PDD is three times more likely to affect adults than juveniles ...
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Health Headlines - April 13
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Meredy
Posted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:23pm
Gleevec Prevents Gastro Tumor Recurrence: Study
People who took the drug Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) after having a particular type of gastrointestinal tumor removed were significantly less likely to have the cancer recur than people who didn't take the drug, the U.S. National Institutes of Health said Thursday in announcing results of a new ...
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Treating Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
Posted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
Four types of standard treatment are used:
Surgery
Surgery is a common treatment of all stages of gastric cancer. The following types of surgery may be used:
Subtotal gastrectomy: Removal of the part of the stomach that contains cancer, nearby lymph nodes, and parts of other tissues and organs near the tumor. The spleen may be re ...
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