People with the hereditary disease familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a greatly increased risk of developing a malignant tumor of the duodenum. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism in ...

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disease which, in addition to a high risk of bowel cancer, also a greatly increased risk of duodenal cancer. At present, the only treatment ...

Doctors at CARE Hospitals, Malakpet, have successfully performed a laparoscopic-assisted Whipple’s procedure on a 65-year-old woman from Eluru diagnosed with duodenal cancer, a rare gastrointestinal ...

Background A 64-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 3-month history of intermittent abdominal cramps, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and decreased bowel movements ...

Why Are Small Bowel Tumors So Rare? Medscape: Considering that the small bowel comprises the largest overall surface area of the lower gastrointestinal tract, why are small bowel cancers less common ...

In the early 2000s, the advice for parents was clear: Don't feed babies and toddlers foods containing peanuts. It might increase the child's risk of developing a severe allergy to the ground nut. EPFL ...

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disease which, in addition to a high risk of bowel cancer, also a greatly increased risk of duodenal cancer. At present, the only treatment ...