small intestine cancer
Where is pain with small bowel cancer?
How common is small bowel cancer?
Is small bowel cancer treatable?
Can a CT scan detect small bowel cancer?
Small bowel cancer is a rare type of cancer that forms inside the small intestine.
Risk factors that increase the chances of developing small bowel cancer
Follow a diet rich in saturated or animal fats.
Celiac disease, which is the inability to digest gluten.
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory disease of the small and large intestines.
Small bowel cancer symptoms
The presence of a mass in the abdomen.
The presence of blood in the stool.
Losing weight for no reason.
Feeling of pain or cramps in the abdomen.
Small bowel cancer diagnostic test
Barium enema (intestinal x-ray).
Fecal occult blood test.
Carcinoembryonic antigen-CEA assay.
Liver function check.
CT or magnetic resonance imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis to detect the spread of cancer.
Small bowel cancer treatment at King Hussein Cancer Center
Small bowel cancer treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.