Peritoneal cancer is a rare cancer. It develops in a thin layer of tissue that lines the abdomen. It also covers the uterus, bladder, and rectum. Made of epithelial cells, this structure is called the ...

Evaluation of the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) with complete cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal peroperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) with oxaliplatin: A ...

What's the Digestive System? Your digestive system is a group of connected organs that work together to turn the food you eat into nutrients your body needs to function. It includes your biliary ...

Peritoneal cancer is difficult to treat and has a poor survival prognosis. But a new and effective nanomedicine delivery system is offering some hope. The company is called NaDeNo and is well underway ...

While the role of exposure to asbestos in the development of several cancers such as mesotheliomas and bronchopulmonary cancers is now well established, the possible relationship between digestive ...

Forget what you were told in biology class, as researchers have classified a brand-new organ inside the human body. The mesentery was long-believed to be made up of separate structures, but a new ...

Peritoneal cancers may be primary or secondary. Symptoms and signs of the cancer are vague and the diagnosis is usually late with poor treatment outcome. Peritoneal cancers may be primary when they ...

Doctors stage peritoneal cancer depending on the size and position of the cancer, where it has spread from, and how fast it can spread. There are two stages of primary peritoneal cancer and five ...