Neuroendocrine cells are also located in other tissues, such as the lungs and stomach. The hormone they produce helps regulate digestion. But when a carcinoid tumor grows, it produces too much of this hormone and causes symptoms like diarrhea, flushing, wheezing, sweating, and heartburn. Lightheadedness or fainting spells Shortness of breath Abdominal pain or cramping Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)  Read More

Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) is also named colorectal cancer that begins in the rectum or can also be named bowel cancer or rectal cancer. Colon means the large intestine, and this cancer begins in the large intestine. This is included in the digestive tract. A small, noncancerous clump of cells, i.e., polyps formed inside the colon, is the starting point of the color cancer, and therefore doctors generally advise removing  Read More

When a malignant big bowel tumor just affects the digestive system, it is quite curable and commonly cured. 1. Some of the possible treatments include colonic stenting, one-stage resection anastomosis, and subtotal or segmental colectomy, with or without intraoperative colonic irrigation. 2. The most effective and frequently the only treatment required for bowel cancer is surgery to remove the diseased porti  Read More

Mucinous cystadenoma is a benign ovarian tumor, generally affecting women at the age of 30-40 years. It is mostly asymptomatic, and hence people fail to notice it, but sometimes some patients feel the following symptoms. Abdominal distension, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, urinary symptoms, vaginal bleeding or discharge, and irregular menstruation. These are not conclusive symptoms because symptoms may  Read More