SMALL INTESTINE CANCER

The small intestine is the organ of your digestive tract that connects your stomach to your large intestine and is concerned with the breakdown and absorption of food. Cancer of the small intestine is a very rare disease where the cells in the small intestine grow uncontrollably and form a lump of cells called a tumour. The various types of cancers of the small intestine are adenocarcinomas (30-40% of cases), sarcomas, carcinoid tumours, lymphomas, and gastrointestinal stromal tumours. People who are older in age, have a family history of intestinal cancer, consume a high-fat diet or were previously suffering from colon cancer, Crohn's or celiac disease are at high risk of developing this type of cancer.
You might experience pain in the mid-stomach, blood in the stool, lump in the abdomen and start losing weight unexplainably in the case of small intestine cancer. The common diagnostic tests you doctor might advise if he suspects cancer of small intestine are MRI, X-rays, and endoscopy. The treatment for this type of cancer depends upon several factors like the grade and stage of cancer and the extent to which it has spread. Some of the common treatment options for the cancer of the small intestine are chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. It is better to start the treatment in time to prevent the further worsening of the condition.