Along with the development of modern medicine, endoscopic techniques of esophagus, stomach, duodenum with narrow band of light (NBI) have created a breakthrough in the screening and diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer. at an early and very early stage.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women in the United States. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer. However, colorectal cancer has a high cure rate when it is detected early.

The liver has the most important function of detoxification by converting substances into harmless substances for elimination from the body. However, due to the wrong use of drugs, using toxic foods, the liver is poisoned. Here are some notes in the treatment of liver toxicity.

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein produced mainly by the liver when the body is still in its infancy or in the presence of liver damage such as cirrhosis or liver cancer. This property makes the AFP test useful as a tumor marker. Therefore, the information below may be useful for patients with chronic liver damage, knowing one more tool for early detection of this malignant complication.

Hi doctor! I just tested with CA 72-4: 17.58H (8.2U/mL). Currently, I also have digestive problems, so I often have loose, thick, and thick stools for a long time. So the doctor asked me if I had a CA 72-4: 17.58H (8.2U/mL) test, if I had loose, thick stools for a long time, did I have stomach or colon disease? Looking forward to your help and sorry for bothering you. Thank you sincerely!

Since about 2000, the colonoscopy method has been widely recommended by doctors for patients over 50 years old to screen for colon cancer. But in recent years, some in the medical field have called for a change of tack. There are, they say, equally effective tests that are less invasive and less challenging than colonoscopy.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women in the United States. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer. And according to many research data, the proportion of young people at risk of colorectal cancer is increasing.

A new study recommends starting colorectal cancer screening at age 45. That's because more cases of colorectal cancer are occurring in younger people, researchers say.

Gastrointestinal endoscopy is no longer strange to Vietnamese people. Besides the superiority that this method brings, many people are afraid or even refuse to do it because of the discomfort it causes. So the advancement of medicine has come up with a solution, let's find out in the article below.

Surgery is the indicated treatment for about 80% of patients with colorectal cancer that has not metastasized, however, even when radical surgery is combined with chemotherapy and radiation, the possibility of colorectal cancer is high. Recurrence of the rectum is still very high if the disease is not monitored and screened periodically after surgery. Laparoscopic method is included in the screening techniques for colorectal cancer after surgery.

Gastrointestinal cancer accounts for the largest proportion of cancers. The disease has an initial onset with non-specific symptoms, easily confused with common gastrointestinal diseases, making patients subjective and by the time the disease is discovered, it is already at a late stage. Therefore, screening and early detection will help increase the effectiveness of treatment and have more options in the treatment of early-stage gastrointestinal cancer.