Large bowel and rectal neuroendocrine cancers are also called colorectal neuroendocrine cancers. They are cancers that start in the neuroendocrine cells of the large bowel (colon) or back passage ...

But NECs grow much faster. This means the treatment and outlook (prognosis) is different for each type. Surgery is the main treatment for large bowel and rectal neuroendocrine cancers. A team of ...

Groundbreaking large-scale research presented at the Western Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Meeting in Hawaii reveals how nasal anatomy plays an important role in upper airway allergy ...

Colon cancer develops when tumorous growths form in the large intestine. It often produces no symptoms in the early stages, but people should see a doctor if they notice persistent changes in ...

Villi are tiny, flexible projections that line the lumen of the small intestine (the 9- to 16-foot section of the intestine situated between the stomach and large ... the surface of each villus ...

Coincidentally, a study published earlier this month suggested a link between consuming one large glass of milk per day with a lowered risk of colon cancer in women specifically. A surge in colon ...

New Cornell University led-research challenges the long-standing belief that active volcanoes have large magma bodies ... magma chambers beneath the surface of six volcanoes of various sizes ...

Irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is among the most common gastrointestinal conditions today. It affects some 10% to 15% of people in the U.S., per the American College of Gastroenterology.

The disease most often affects the small and large intestine. However ... Adhesions are bands of tissue that form on the surface of your organs. They can make your organs stick together.

He is a native English speaker. A blood test that accurately detects colon cancer in middle-aged and older people and also rules it out when it is not present can help to increase the rate of ...