Also called: Also called: Duodenal cancer, Ileal cancer, Jejunal cancer, Small intestine cancer
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.
Abdominal pain or lumps, weight loss for no reason or blood in the stool can be symptoms. 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 or a combination.
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Small Intestine Cancer (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/smallintestine/patient/
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/intestinodelgado/patient/
- What Are Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1x_What_Are_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumors.asp?sitearea
- Pill Camera Works Well in Elderly(10/24/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70821.html
- Fiber May Protect Against Small Bowel Cancer(10/24/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70814.html
- Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk(10/20/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70635.html
- How Are Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_How_Are_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumors_Diagnosed.asp?sitearea
- How Are Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Staged?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_How_Are_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumors_Staged.asp?sitearea
- How Is Small Intestine Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_How_Is_Small_Intestine_Adenocarcinoma_Diagnosed.asp?rnav=cri
- How Is Small Intestine Adenocarcinoma Staged?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_small_intestine_adenocarcinoma_staged.asp?rnav=cri
- Understanding Capsule Endoscopy(American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) - http://www.asge.org/PatientInfoIndex.aspx?id=390
- Upper Endoscopy(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/upperendoscopy/
- Upper GI Series(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/uppergi/
- How Are Gastrointestional Stromal Tumors Treated?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4x_Introduction_81.asp?rnav=cri
- How Is Small Intestine Adenocarcinoma Treated?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_How_is_small_intestine_adenocarcinoma_treated.asp?rnav=cri
- What Are the Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2x_What_Are_the_Risk_Factors_for_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumors.asp?sitearea=
- What Happens After Treatment for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5x_What_Happens_After_Treatment_for_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumor.asp?sitearea
- Appendix Cancer(American Society of Clinical Oncology) - http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Appendix+Cancer
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about GIST?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5x_What_Should_You_Ask_Your_Doctor_About_GIST.asp?sitearea
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Duodenal Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Duodenal+Neoplasms%22
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Gastrointestinal+Stromal+Tumors%22
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Ileal Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Ileal+Neoplasms%22
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Jejunal Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Jejunal+Neoplasms%22
- Do We Know What Causes Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2x_Do_We_Know_What_Causes_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumors.asp?sitearea
- Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome(American Society of Clinical Oncology) - http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Juvenile+Polyposis+Syndrome
- Imatinib 'Treatment Holiday' Risks Disease Progression(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/GIST0407
- What’s New in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Research and Treatment?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_6x_Whats_New_in_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumor_Research_and_Treatment.asp?sitearea
- Article: A rare cause of duodenal obstruction. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18791119&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Consensus statement on the loco-regional treatment of appendiceal mucinous neoplasms... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18726894&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Jejunal adenocarcinoma: still an elusive diagnosis. Case report and review... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18709788&tool=MedlinePlus
- Intestinal Cancer -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(intestinal+neoplasms[majr]+NOT+colorectal+neoplasms[majr])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(jsubsetk[text]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+review[pt]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/
- Find an Oncologist(American Society of Clinical Oncology) - http://www.cancer.net/patient/Diagnosis+and+Treatment/Finding+Quality+Care/Find+an+Oncologist/Find+an+Oncologist+Database
- American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
- National Cancer Institute - http://www.cancer.gov/
- Cancer of the Small Intestine(National Cancer Institute) - http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/smint.html
- What Are the Key Statistics about Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1x_What_Are_the_Key_Statistics_About_Gastrointestinal_Stromal_Tumors.asp?sitearea
- Colorectal Cancer - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colorectalcancer.html
- Stomach Cancer - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stomachcancer.html
- Cancers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html
- Digestive System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivesystem.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Intestinal Cancer is the National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov/