Gastrointestinal Cancer

Gastrointestinal Cancer Diagnostic Development

A malignant disease of the gastrointestinal system and its auxiliary organs of digestion, such as the stomach, esophagus, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, small and large intestine, rectum, and anus, is known as intestinal cancer. More cancers and fatalities are caused by the gastrointestinal tract and its appendages than by any other system in the body.

Cancer that originates from the stomach lining is referred to as gastric cancer, sometimes called stomach cancer. Over 60% of cases had Helicobacter pylori infection as their primary cause. Heartburn, nausea, loss of appetite, and upper abdominal pain are some of early symptoms. Subsequent symptoms and indicators could include loss of appetite, trouble swallowing, yellowing of the skin and eye whites, vomiting, and blood in the stool. It is possible for cancer to spread from the stomach to the liver, lungs, bones, abdomen, and lymph nodes, among other areas of the body. There is experimental support for the idea that treating H. pylori could lower the incidence of stomach cancer. A few combinations of chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, and targeted therapies are used to treat stomach cancer.