loading...| Preferred Name |
Intestinal Cancer |
| Definitions |
<p>Your small intestine is part of your digestive system. It is a long tube that connects your stomach to your large intestine. Intestinal cancer is rare, but eating a high-fat diet or having <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/crohnsdisease.html">Crohn's disease</a>, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/celiacdisease.html">celiac disease,</a> or a history of <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/colonicpolyps.html">colonic polyps</a> can increase your risk.</p> <p>Possible signs of small intestine cancer include:</p><ul> <li>Abdominal pain</li> <li>Weight loss for no reason</li> <li>Blood in the stool</li> <li>A lump in the abdomen</li> </ul> <p>Imaging tests that create pictures of the small intestine and the area around it can help diagnose intestinal cancer and show whether it has spread.</p> <p>Surgery is the most common treatment. Additional options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination.</p> <p class="">NIH: National Cancer Institute</p> |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0346627 |
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C0346627 |
| Date created |
11/24/2003 |
| definition |
Your small intestine is part of your digestive system. It is a long tube that connects your stomach to your large intestine. Intestinal cancer is rare, but eating a high-fat diet or having Crohn's disease, celiac disease, or a history of colonic polyps can increase your risk. Possible signs of small intestine cancer include:
Imaging tests that create pictures of the small intestine and the area around it can help diagnose intestinal cancer and show whether it has spread. Surgery is the most common treatment. Additional options include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination. NIH: National Cancer Institute |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0153427 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0541912 |
| Mapped to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0022374 |
| MP OTHER LANGUAGE URL |
Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/intestinalcancer.html |
| MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL |
National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ |
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C0346627 |
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Intestinal Cancer |
| Related to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0024623 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0009402 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0341268 |
| Scope Statement |
There are five types of small intestine cancer. Find out how your diet and health history can affect your risk. Learn about intestinal cancer here.https://medlineplus.gov/intestinalcancer.html |
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T191 |
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