Stomach is the first part of the gastro-intestinal tract where the food stays for some time and gets broken down and digested. If the food contains any substance that is carcinogenic, the stomach is the first part to be affected.
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Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Esophagus
Esophagus is the part of the gastro intestinal tract connecting pharynx of the mouth with the stomach. The lower end of the esophagus which connects with the stomach normally remains partially closed so as not to allow the acid contents of the stomach to come and injure the esophagus.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Mouth (Oral Cancer)
Cancers of Gastro-Intestinal Tract
Gastro-intestinal tract begins at the mouth and ends at the anus. In between it comprises from above downwards pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine.
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Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Liver
Liver is present on the right side of the upper part of the abdomen, just under the diaphragm. Its main function is to convert the digested food into integral parts of the body. The cells of which it is made up, are very special cells to perform their function, and have the capacity to regenerate themselves also.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
Large bowel forms lower 1.5 metre part of the gastrointestinal tract, going up from the right lower abdomen as ascending colon, then horizontally as transverse colon, coming down on the left side as descending colon and then as rectum ending at the anus.
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Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Lung
Lungs are the two organs in the chest which transfer oxygen that we breathe in into the blood, and breath out the C02 generated in the body. Cancer of the lungs is categorised depending upon the type of cells involved. The two categories are:
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Pancreas
Pancreas lies in the abdomen between the lower border of the stomach and the upper border of the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. It produces digestive enzymes which pass into the duodenum by a duct to digest the food. Special type of cells of the pancreas, produce insulin which is absorbed into the blood and helps in keeping in balance the level of the blood sugar.
Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Gall-bladder
Diseases of the gall-bladder are commoner in females than males. Gall-bladder cancer occurs in older age-group people.
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Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
These two separate systems of the body have been grouped together here for the convenience of description. Genito pertains to reproduction and urinary to formation and excretion of urine.
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Cancer Treatment: Cancer of the Breast
Breast cancer is common. It usually occurs in women past the age of 40 years, though it has been seen to occur earlier as well. The incidence of breast cancer in India is reported to be 20 per 100,000 women. It occurs a decade earlier than in the Western women; the mean age of occurrence is about 42 years in India, as compared to 53 years in the white women.