1. Body mass index : Information
A good way to determine if your weight is healthy for your height is to calculate your body mass index (BMI). Being overweight puts strain on your heart and can lead to serious health problems. These problems include:
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2. Carcinoid Tumors, Lung : Carcinoid syndrome
—Rare malignant disease characterized by facial flushing, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, breathlessness, and other symptoms. Affects fewer than 10% of patients with carcinoid tumor.
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3. Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the treatment of gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated...
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4. Carcinoid Tumors: MedlinePlus
Carcinoid tumors are rare, slow-growing cancers that usually start in the lining of the digestive tract or in the lungs. Because they grow slowly and don't produce symptoms in the early stages, the average age of people diagnosed with digestive or...
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5. Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors grow slowly. Most of them occur in the appendix (an organ attached to the large intestine), small intestine, and rectum. It is common for more than one tumor to develop in the small intestine. Having a
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6. Carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid tumor information on MedicineNet.com
Since carcinoid tumors develop from enterochromaffin cells, they frequently retain the capability of producing the same hormones, often in large quantities. When these hormones circulate in the blood, they can cause symptoms of carcinoid syndrome,.....
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7. Carcinoid Tumors Carcinoid Tumors
The Web's First Cancer Resource OncoLink en espanõl Quick Search: advanced search Cancer Types Treatment Coping Resources Ask the Experts Library Sponsors Share | Friday, September 3, 2010 document.write(' '); Related Topics for Carcinoid Tumors O...
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8. Carcinoid Tumors
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9. Carcinoid tumor
The American Cancer Society provides detailed guides on lung and gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors. Click on the above links to access this information. Cancer.Net, a resource from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, provides
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10. Carcinoid Tumor
The neuroendocrine system is comprised of cells that are spread throughout several organ systems, including the lungs and digestive system. They are called neuroendocrine cells because they have characteristics of both nerve and endocrine cells. N...
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