Facts on Cancer What is Cancer Disease? Cancer disease is the general collection of diseases that are caused by abnormal, uncontrolled growth, metastasis, or an invasion in a group of cells. Most Common Type of Cancer The most common cancer diseases in men and women are reported by the Natio...
Ulcerative colitis is a serious illness. It can cause malnutrition and dehydration. And the longer someone has ulcerative colitis, the higher the risk they have of developing colon cancer. What are the symptoms of ulcerative colitis in women? People assigned female at birth have the same symptoms...
The incidence of gallbladder disease is quite high in the elderly. According to statistics, women are more likely to develop gallbladder issues. While most of these medical conditions are not life-threatening, these may cause severe discomfort. Gallbladder could malfunction due to a wide range of...
Prolonged irritation of the gallbladder could lead tocancer of the gallbladder. Symptoms of Biliary Colic Symptoms of biliary colic are sudden onset with pain starting in the area above the umbilicus called the epigastrium, and move to the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Symptoms may start...
Bilirubin is one part of a substance called bile. Your liver makes bile to help you digest your food, especially fats. As pancreatic cancer grows, it often blocks the duct that releases bile into your intestine. Since the bile can't pass through this blocked duct, bile can't get to your...
Bile Duct Cancer Thyroid Cancer Kidney Cancer Kaposi's Sarcoma Mouth Cancer Bone Cancer Any type of cancer can spread to the bone, but the most common metastasizing cancers are breast,lung,kidney,thyroid, andprostate. Male Breast Cancer
Colicky pain, which tends to come and go, may also occur within the bile duct that empties the gallbladder and may develop after eating. When kidney stones try to pass through the urinary tract, the smooth muscles that are in the walls of the ureter (which connects the kidney to the ...
The most common cause of chronic pancreatitis is prolonged alcohol abuse. Pancreatitis can lead to: Tumors, Malignant Pancreatic Cancer Long-term pancreatitis has been linked to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. The reason for this association is not clear, but it is strongest in patients ...
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Also known as bile duct cancer, this cancer can appear in both the liver and the bile ducts outside the liver. Bile ducts are tubes that carry bile to the gallbladder. Seen mostly in older people (average age of 73), about 2,000 to 3,000 people in the...
Bile duct cancer You may not have symptoms in the early stages of this cancer. If you do, it’s often because the bile duct is blocked. Jaundice is the most common symptom, along with itchy skin and light-colored or greasy poop. If your tumors are big enough, you may have belly pain...