Small Intestine Cancer—Health Professional Version
Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of small intestine cancer. Other types of small intestine cancer are sarcomas, carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, and lymphomas. Find evidence-based information on small intestine cancer treatment, research, and statistics.
PDQ Information for Health Professionals
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Small Intestine Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Find evidence-based information on small intestine cancer treatment, research, and statistics.
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Treatment Clinical Trials for Small Intestine Cancer
Find a list of small intestinal cancer treatment clinical trials and use filters to refine the results.
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Small Intestine Cancer Statistics
Small intestine cancer statistics based on data from large groups of patients to be used as a general guide.
Supportive & Palliative Care
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Cancer Pain (PDQ®)
Get comprehensive, practical information on the screening, assessment, and management of cancer-related pain in this summary for clinicians.
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Nausea and Vomiting Related to Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Get detailed information about prevention and treatment approaches for treatment-related nausea and vomiting in this summary for clinicians.
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Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
Get information about strategies to screen, assess, and treat nutritional problems, including through diet and supplements, in this clinician summary.
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Planning the Transition to End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer (PDQ®)
Planning the transition to end-of-life care in advanced cancer involves challenging decisions. Get information about strategies to improve patient-oncologist communication and decision making in this clinician summary.
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Last Days of Life (PDQ®)
The last days of life for patients with cancer involves managing end-of-life (EOL) care issues for a wide range of possible symptoms and ethical dilemmas. Get detailed information about EOL issues and the role of the oncologist in this clinician summary.
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Supportive and Palliative Care - PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries
The supportive and palliative care summaries provide descriptions of the pathophysiology and treatment of common physical and psychosocial complications of cancer and its treatment, such as pain, fatigue, and nausea/vomiting.