In extreme cases of stomach cancer, all of the stomach can be removed with the exception of the espohogeal valve and a small portion below it. If this is done, life for the patient can go on relativly normally. The patient will have to eat smaller portions more often, but it does not drastically affect the quality of life. Some people actually have this done in cases of morbid obesity. It is called a radical bypass. The major side effect is extreme weight loss.
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No. He died of complications due to stomach cancer on June 11, 1979.
He passed away last month from complications due to stomach cancer.
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Prosthetic eyes can be made for dogs. These are often used when a dog's eye is removed due to glaucoma or cancer.
Patrick Henry died on June 6, 1799 on Red Hill Plantation in Virginia due to stomach cancer
He died of stomach cancer. Although some believed he died of arsenic poisoning, he did, in fact, pass from gastromic cancer in his stomach. Everyone was exposed to a high level of arsenic due to wallpaper coating and other common household items during the Napoleonic Rule, so Napoleon was no exception.
There are a several accommodations that would have to be made if the stomach was completely removed due to surgery. One accommodation would be eating and taking in liquids through an IV or a tube. Another accommodation would be a major change in diet such as soups, broths, and vitamins. There is, however, a new research project has come up with an artificial stomach that will act just as the previous stomach did.
Usually, about one fourth to one third of your colon is removed, but more or less tissue may be removed depending on the exact size and location of your cancer. The remaining sections of your colon are then reattached. Nearby lymph nodes are removed at this time as well. Most experts feel that taking out as many nearby lymph nodes as possible is important, but at least 12 should be removed.
For the most part no. Sometimes stomach cancer can cause ulcers, and this can be somewhat linked to hereditary (though most causes of gastric cancer are environmental). But most cases of gastric ulcers are due to environmental factors. The most common cause of stomach ulcers is a bacterial infection with H. pylori, and this can run in families because they contaminate each other, but it isn't due to heredity. Second most common cause of stomach ulcers is chronic use of NSAIDs, such as ibuprophen. This too is not linked to heredity.
A persons Prostate may be removed for a few reasons. The main reason is generally due to Cancer. It can be a partial removal or total.
No. Steve Jobs does not have AIDS. No,He has cancer that was removed in 2004 and then a liver transplant in 2008 and is now on medical leave due to those conditions.
Trans Flap surgery is a cosmetic procedure usually performed on women who have had their breast removed due to Breast Cancer. A fatty portion of the abdomen is removed and sewn in leau of the absent breast. A nipple is then tattood on.