GI Cancer

Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and accessory organs of digestion, including the esophagus, stomach, billiary system, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus. The symptoms relate to the organ affected and can include obstruction (leading to difficulty in swallowing or defecating), abnormal bleeding or other associated problems even pain. GI Cancer would include cancer of esopegus i.e. food pipe, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer and liver cancer. The most common of these are cancers of pancreas, liver and esophagus.

Symptoms & Treatment

Following are the symptoms of GI cancers:

Unexplained weight loss

Abdominal pain

Heartburn or indigestion

Loss of appetite

Vomiting with blood

Blood in stool

. Fluid build up in abdomen

Cancer needs a multi modality treatment which may involve surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. All types of cancers are treated with good success rate by team of very experienced team of cancer specialists and cancer surgeons.

Best Doctors and Cost

Dr Singh is one of the best and extensively trained cancer specialist for treatment of intestinal cancers at Amritum Hospital, Bhagalpur India. The cost of intestinal cancer treatment depends upon the stage of the cancer and modalities required for treatment. The modalities that are required may involve surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. If you have an individual health insurance policy then this surgery is covered after a period of 2 years from the date of inception of the policy. However if you are a beneficiary of company given policy then the surgery is covered from day one. Always go through the terms of your health insurance policy like room rent capping and co-payment to avoid any kind of financial shocks later on.

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