Lung cancer comes from more than smoking Nov 24, 2008
There is a third type of lung cancer called carcinoid tumors, which comprise of typical carcinoid and atypical carcinoid. Typical carcinoids grow slowly and rarely spread beyond the lungs, and are nine times more common than atypical carcinoids, which grow faster and are more likely to spread to other parts of the body. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
New Evidence Linking Meat To Cancer Nov 23, 2008
Carcinoid tumors are a slow-growing type of cancer that can arise in several places throughout the body but are most often found in the gastrointestinal tract. They produce and release hormones into the body that cause symptoms such as diarrhea or skin flushing but these problems rarely show up until late in the disease. (Natural News.com)
Study ties saturated fat to small intestine cancer Nov 22, 2008
During follow-up, 60 people developed adenocarcinomas and 80 developed gastric carcinoid tumors -- a rare type of stomach cancer ... Saturated fat intake, on the other hand, was positively associated with the development of carcinoid tumors ... 18-fold increased risk of carcinoid tumors. (MSNBC -- Health)
Saturated fats flare-up small bowel cancer risk Nov 21, 2008
Saturated fats flare-up small bowel cancer risk - TheMedGuru. Last Updated: Friday 21 November 2008 08:55 GMT. (TheMedGuru)
Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine Nov 18, 2008
During the study, 60 adenocarcinomas and 80 carcinoid tumors of the small intestine were diagnosed among the participants, and an elevated risk for these cancers was associated with saturated fat intake, the NCI researchers reported in the current issue of the journal Cancer Research. "Furthermore, there is some evidence to suggest that cancers of the small and large bowel both arise from adenomatous polyp precursor lesions, suggesting the adenoma-carcinoma sequence is relevant to both sites.... (MEDLINEplus)
Muscatine resident travels to Switzerland to receive treatment for carcinoid tumors (12) Oct 25, 2008
Muscatine resident travels to Switzerland to receive treatment for carcinoid tumors ... Like her father and sister, Decker learned she had developed carcinoid tumors ... Decker s father, Kenneth Diehl, who died in a car accident in 1977, had been treated for carcinoid tumors and received a clean bill of health. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
A case of false positive octreoscan in Crohn's disease Sep 20, 2008
Neuroendocrine tumors, such as carcinoid tumors, overexpress somatostatin receptors in their membranes ... Specifically, in the case of the detection of carcinoid tumors, the Octreoscan has sensitivity nearly to 90. (EurekAlert!)
RAD001 Combined with Sandostatin LAR(R) Depot and as Monotherapy Controls Growth of Rare Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Sep 14, 2008
"The combination of RAD001 and Sandostatin LAR Depot may offer a novel treatment approach for disease and symptom control in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors who are resistant to chemotherapy." Two Phase III trials investigating the use of RAD001 and Sandostatin LAR Depot are underway in patients with pancreatic NET and carcinoid tumors ... About NET The term "neuroendocrine tumor" or "NET," as defined by the World Health Organization, refers to a diverse mixture of tumors that... (PR Newswire)
DuPont plans detailed cancer study at W.Va. plant Jun 10, 2008
The study DuPont hopes to start this summer is designed to help determine whether anything at the Washington Works plant near Parkersburg is causing carcinoid tumors, company epidemiologist Morel Symons said Monday ... But that's merely a suggestion, because Symons says little is known about what causes carcinoid tumors, which tend to appear in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes the lungs ... DuPont first began looking into the situation in 2006 after two workers at the plant were... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Photo courtesy of Dan Reiland/Leader-TelegramPeg Dosch, left, received her second chance at life when she was given part of the liver belonging to her longtime friend, Gretchen Beckstrom, right, in December 2004. Dec 16, 2007
Dosch s latest tests have shown that the carcinoid tumors have returned to her abdominal area. Peg continues to fight and to survive with dignity and grace, Becker says. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
What does the appendix do? finally an answer! Oct 9, 2007
The most common diseases of the appendix (in humans) are appendicitis and carcinoid tumors. Appendix cancer accounts for about 1 in 200 of all gastrointestinal malignancies. (News-Medical.net)
Colorectal Cancer Summary Apr 7, 2007
Less common types include squamous cell carcinomas, small cell carcinomas, carcinoid tumors and rarely sarcomas and lymphomas. Symptoms and Signs. (Suite101.com)
Drugs and Valvular Heart Disease Jan 4, 2007
These findings were similar to those in patients with heart-valve damage induced by serotonin-secreting carcinoid tumors. 1. (New England Journal of Medicine)
