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Esophagus(food pipe) Cancer
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Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide
Symptoms can vary depending on the type of gynae cancer but may include:
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge
- Pelvic or abdominal pain
- Pain during intercourse
- Bloating or feeling full quickly
- Frequent or urgent urination
- Lump or swelling in the pelvic area
Gynae cancers are staged based on the size of the tumor, depth of invasion, and spread to nearby tissues or distant organs:
Stage I:
Localized to the origin organ
Stage II:
Spread to nearby reproductive structures
Stage III:
Spread to pelvic or abdominal lymph nodes
Stage IV:
Distant metastasis to organs like the liver or lungs
- Family history of gynae cancers
- HPV infection (especially for cervical cancer)
- Early menstruation or late menopause
- Obesity and sedentary lifestyle
- Use of hormone replacement therapy
- Smoking and poor diet
- Cervical Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
- Smoking
- Alcohol intake
- Ingestion of corrosive substances
- Radiation
- Diet deficient in vitamins
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Weight loss
- Weakness
- Anaemia
- Chest pain
- Cough and hoarseness of voice
- Very early stage – Cancer involves very superificial layers of esophagus and no lymph node spread
- Early stage – cancer involves more deep layers with minimal or no lymph node spread
- Advanced stage – cancer involves all layers of esophagus or invading near by organs with advanced disease in lymph nodes
- Very advanced stage – disease has spread to inner lining of abdomen (peritoneum), liver, lung,bones
- Endoscopy and biopsy
- Bronchoscopy in some patients
- CT scan of chest, abdomen or
- PET CT scan for whole body
Surgery
- Very early stages – If feasible, endoscopic resection of cancer can be done.
- Early stages – Depending on the site of tumor a partial or total removal of esophagus along with all lymph nodes are done.
- Advanced stages – First chemotherapy and radiation therapy is given to shrink the disease(neoadjuvant), then surgery is planned.
- Very advanced stages – Only chemotherapy is given.
Chemotherapy
Except in very early stages stages, patients gets chemotherapy in all stages of esophagus cancer.
Radiotherapy
Radiation is given in only select cases.
In very early and early stages of lung cancer surgery is the best option. It involves partial or complete removal of the involved lung. In advanced cases, chemotherapy is given to shrink the disease and then surgery is done. In patients who are not fit for surgery with very small cancer, special radiation treatments are available.
Surgeries are performed by using open, laparoscopy and robotic techniques.