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GI cancer
Gastrointestinal cancer is malignant growth in some part of the gastrointestinal tract, including the stomach, the intestines, the pancreas, and the liver.
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A 21-year old asked:
What are the different kinds of GI cancers?
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A 21-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of GI cancer?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Can GI cancers cause strong urine odor?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are the real symptoms of GI cancer?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: GI cancer?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Is it common to get a diagnoses of stage four gastric/gi cancer without the primary source of the cancer confirmed? A tumor was confirmed on the liver
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A 24-year old male asked about a 87-year old female:
Is 18mg of iron too much for an 87 year old with GI cancer and a small bleed in the liver?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Upper GI 6 yrs ago showed "mild chronic gastritis" (antrum). No h-pylori. Take antacids prn but usu have no symptoms. Worried about GI cancer. 35 y/o?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Mom is very dizzy daily & MCV is 102 & MCH is 33.1 what does this mean. she also has a small leak in the liver and has GI cancer?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Ferritin levels dropped from 110 to 60 in 2 months, hb down from 14 to 13,iron 114 tbc 331 b12 levels dropped to half. Hashimoto gerd could it be gi cancer or pernicious anemia?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Hello, I keep worrying about acquiring cancer. I have have chronic acid reflux, and been on PPI's since I was 22yr, and am now 30. i am average weight, and workout. I continue to worry about acquiring it, and not just GI related cancers. how likely?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Does a finding of mid esophagus filling defect on upper GI mean cancer?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Pain abve lft brest hand fngrs shoulder blade.chst CT 8 mnth ok.xray lst mnth ok.heart ok.mild cough,no weez.mild dyspnea.muscl? GI? Lung cancer?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Gastritis for years. Meds quit working. Now severe ab pains. Taking Mobic (meloxicam) for relief. GI says no cancer but I was never tested. Still Ill. Causes?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can a GI doctor detect cancer in your pancreas while doing a scope for something else?
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A 23-year old female asked:
23F. Strong family history of colon cancer. Syncope, h/h 7.4/27.7. Fe studies showed anemia, hematologist referred to GI. Chances of cancer?
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A 31-year old male asked:
1st Scope revealed hyperplastic polyps but pill cam showed lesions small bowels. 2nd GI said no cancer signs but waiting on labs. Should I be worried?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have either a mesentric cyst or a duplicatio cyst in my luq. I'm really nervous it cancer, the GI said i can wait a couple months to get it removed.
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A 37-year old asked:
Would an upper GI test show stomach cancer?
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A 48-year old asked:
Could a GI doctor detect pancreatic cancer while doing a scope?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can upper GI endoscopy show intestinal cancer?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can upper GI endoscopy shows intestinal cancer?
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A 34-year old asked:
I've got in my head that I have colon cancer, but GI says he doesn't feel lump I feel in rectaum?
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A 27-year old asked:
Normal to throw up every morning with GI tube due to cancer of the voice box?
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A 55-year old male asked:
I was diagnosed with Villious Adenoma of the anal canal at the verge. Is this pre-cancer. My GI Doc appeared puzzled and referred me to USC in LA.
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A 32-year old male asked:
Does WBC(5.2K), Pt(1.5L) & ESR(29) eliminates risk of tumor, cancer or GI bleeding while Hb(11.1), RBC(3.75) & Ferritin(39) for 57 yr old female ?
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A male asked:
severe dementia,copd, on palliative care only. Has developed slimy sour smelling stools. Is this possibly a symptom of cancer in gi tract?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Endoscopy 2 wks. ago. No biopsy results yet. Gi specialist said no cancer. Past two days painful lump when swallowing with food/water and when not. Cough for 4 wks. My doctor is not concerned but Im afraid I have cancer. X-ray cleat from a month ago?
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A 33-year old female asked:
10 wks ago had chst CT clean.now pain undr shlder & armpt,undr ribs.mild cough no sptm.dyspnea on off.diagnos acid reflux.lung cancer?pneumonia? GI?
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A 38-year old asked:
How come ovarian cancer symptoms present like GI problems?
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