Preventive Oncology and Diagnostic Cancer

Gastrointestinal cancer

Gastrointestinal cancer is basically the malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract commonly known as GI tract and other accessory organs of digestion, including the esophagus, stomach, biliary system, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. The symptoms connected to the organ affected can include obstruction, lead difficulty to swallow or defecating, abnormal bleeding or other related problems. The diagnostic step is endoscopy, followed by biopsy of suspicious tissue and the treatment of this is dependent on the location of the tumor also on the type of cancer cell and whether it has affected other tissues or spread elsewhere. These factors also determine the prognosis.