Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are a rare tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (1-3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies). GIST is a form of connective tissue cancer, or sarcoma. GISTs are therefore non-epithelial tumors, separate from more common forms of bowel cancer. 70% occur in the stomach, 20% in the small intestine and less than 10% in the esophagus. Small tumors are generally benign, especially when cell division rate is slow, but large tumors disseminate to the liver, omentum and peritoneal cavity. They rarely occur in other abdominal organs. ...read more at Wikipedia.
Fast Facts:
- Symptoms of GIST include trouble swallowing and abdominal pain.
- GISTs occur in 10-20 per one million people; one of 3-4 is malignant.
- There are approximately 3000-3500 cases per year in the United States, making GIST the most common form of sacroma.
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Latest Headlines on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
What is Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?
- National Cancer Institute: Dictionary of Cancer Terms: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
- Cancerbackup: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): What Is a GIST?
- MedTerms Medical Dictionary (via eMedicineHealth): Definition of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
What are the Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?
- Cancerbackup: Gastrointestional Stromal Tumors (GIST): Signs and Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
- University of California, San Diego Medical Center: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis
What are the Causes and Complications of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?
- ACS: Do We Know What Causes Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors?|What Are the Risk Factors for Gastroinestinal Stromal Tumors?
- Wikipedia: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor - Pathophysiology
- Cancerbackup: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Causes and Risk Factors
What are the Treatments and Medications for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?
- ACS: Treatment Choices Based on Tumor Spread
- Cancerbackup: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Treatment
- WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
What are the Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?
- Mayo Clinic: Stomach Cancer: Lifestyle and Home Remedies|Coping and Support
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Complementary Intestinal Cancer Treatment Options
- Holistic Online: Cancer: Natural Antibiotic Herbs for Immunity
What are the Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?
- ACS: How Are Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Staged?
- Cancerbackup: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST): Staging
- Cancer Research UK: Is GIST Curable?
How Do You Prevent Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor?
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
- MedHelp: Gastroinestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Yahoo Answers: About How Much Time for a Person with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) to Live?
- HealthBoards: GIST/Gleevac Discussion
Foundations and Support Groups on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
- GSI: GIST Support International
- Life Raft Group: Ensuring That No One Has to Face GIST Alone
- RCA: Rare Cancer Alliance
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
- Google Scholar: List of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Articles
- JAMA: Archive of Gastrointestinal Stromal Articles
- PubMed Central: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Article Listing
Clinical Trials on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST), GIST, Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Symptoms, GIST Symptoms, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Treatments, GIST Treatments
- Last update: Nov. 28, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
