Digestive system cancer

Digestive system cancer: Introduction

Cancer that occurs in any part of the digestive system. The digestive system involves the tube from the mouth to the rectum (esophagus, stomach, intestines) as well as various organs the are connected to this tube such as the liver and pancreas.

Symptoms of Digestive system cancer

• Diarrhoea
• Constipation
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Bleeding
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 7 symptoms of Digestive system cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Digestive system cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Digestive system cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Digestive system cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Digestive system cancer

Digestive system cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Digestive system cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Digestive system cancer:

• Digestive Health
• Cancer
• more product offers...»

Digestive system cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Digestive system cancer

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to...read more »

Spitz nevi misdiagnosed as dangerous melanoma skin cancer: One possible misdiagnosis to consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi. See melanoma and spitz...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, ...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Digestive system cancer

Digestive system cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Digestive system cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Digestive system cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Digestive system cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Digestive system cancer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Digestive system cancer

Read more about causes of Digestive system cancer.

Latest Treatments for Digestive system cancer

• Surgical excision
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Subtotal gastrectomy
• Gastrojejunostomy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 22 latest treatments for Digestive system cancer

News Archives for Digestive system cancer

Medical news articles related to Digestive system cancer include:

• Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery
• Raw Seafood Poses Digestive Risks
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Digestive system cancer

Medical research articles related to Digestive system cancer include:

• Liver cancer
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Digestive system cancer

Patient Surveys for Digestive system cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
  Take Survey  View Results

Prognosis for Digestive system cancer

More about prognosis of Digestive system cancer

Reseach about Digestive system cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Digestive system cancer treatments.

Clinical Trials for Digestive system cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Digestive system cancer include:

• Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Under Real Time MRI Guidance for Minimal Invasive Treatment of Liver Metastasis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Women's Health Initiative (WHI) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hormone replacement therapy,estrogens,progestins,estrogen replacement therapy,calcium,vitamin D
• Chemoprevention of Anal Neoplasia Arising Secondary to Anogenital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Persons With HIV Infection. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Isotretinoin,Interferon alfa-2a
• Combination Chemotherapy in Patients With Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and Tumors of the Pancreas - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Use of Oral Omeprazole and Intravenous Pantoprazole in Patients With Hypersecretion of Gastric Acid - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Pantoprazole,Omeprazole
• more trials...»

See full list of 1560 Clinical Trials for Digestive system cancer

Statistics for Digestive system cancer

• Medical statistics for Digestive system cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Digestive system cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Digestive system cancer
• Society statistics for Digestive system cancer

Digestive system cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Digestive Diseases
• more types...»

Types of Digestive system cancer

Types of Digestive system cancer

• Stomach cancer
• Esophagus cancer
• Small intestine cancer
• Colon cancer
• Colorectal cancer
• more types...»

See full list of 8 Types of Digestive system cancer

Stories from Users Related to Digestive system cancer

• fatigue, widespread pain, digestion issues. Please help me!
• Fatigue and digestive issues
• Stomach/Digestive Issues
• Friend's Digestive Issues
• Quick digestion?
• Please, some advice on digestion
• Anxiety & Depression or Digestive Disorder
• digestive disorder
• Digestion and acne - NAET
• Digestive Advantage??
• Digestion Issues
• Thoracic outet syndrone... Can this cause digestion probs???please help
• Please, some advice on digestion
• after 20 surgeries, is it ribs, or digestive?
• month long digestive issues
• Digestion issues
• Help! Digestive symptoms after colonoscopy.

Related forums and medical stories:

• Cancer (158)
  • lymph node in neck
  • Insulinoma in dogs
  • Lump in back of neck - Lump under arm - Worried
  • swollen neck lymphnode
  • wrong diagnoisis was right diagnoisis
  • More user stories
• Colon Cancer (7)
  • Please Help, many colon cancer symptoms
  • My dads a survivor
  • Colon/Rectal Cancer? Or just hemroids?
  • Colon/rectal Cancer?
  • My Dad's Diagnosis in 2003
  • More user stories

User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Digestive system cancer, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
• See all the forums.