Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery

gastrointestinal cancer surgery

Cancer can occur in any part of the digestive system. The digestive system involves the tube from the mouth to the rectum (esophagus, stomach, and intestines) as well as various organs that are connected to this tube such as the liver and pancreas. These organs usually become cancerous after other diseases for example esophagus cancer can be happen after reflux and peptic ulcer can lead to gastric cancer. Some of cancer symptoms are diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, nausea, bleeding, abdominal pain, and abdominal mass.
Treatment of digestive system cancer depends on the underlying type of cancer and the staging of the disease, as well as the age and other health problems of the patient.