Small Intestine Cancer: Treatments
A rare cancer that forms in tissues of the small intestine (the part of the digestive tract between the stomach and the large intestine).
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Treatments for Small Intestine Cancer
There are different types of treatment for patients with small intestine cancer.
Different types of treatments are available for patients with small intestine cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment. Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.
Three types of standard treatment are used:
Surgery
Surgery is the most common treatment of small intestine cancer. One of the following types of surgery may be done:… Read more about Small Intestine Cancer: Treatments