Risk Factors
These two substances are the biggest risk for esophageal cancer:
What is nicotine and alcohol?
Progressive difficulty swallowing is the hallmark symptom of this cancer.
What is esophageal cancer?
This imaging tool is used with biopsy to confirm esophageal or stomach cancer.
What is an endoscopy (EGD)?
This treatment is required to remove localized colorectal tumors.
What is surgical resection (colectomy)?
Chronic infection with this bacteria increases risk of stomach cancer.
What is H.pylori?
Early stomach cancer is often asymptomatic, but later may present with this common GI symptom.
What is abdominal pain or indigestion?
The gold standard for diagnosing colorectal cancer.
What is a colonoscopy with biopsy?
Patients with esophageal cancer may need this feeding method if swallowing is severely impaired
What is a PEG tube (enteral feeding)?
Diets high in this nutrient are associated with increased colorectal cancer risk.
What is red meat/fat?
A patient with colorectal cancer may notice this change in bowel habits.
What is alternating constipation and diarrhea?
This blood test is often elevated in colorectal cancer but is not diagnostic.
What is CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen)?
Post-gastrectomy patients should be monitored for this complication due to rapid emptying of food.
What is dumping syndrome?
This inflammatory bowel disease increases colorectal cancer risk.
What is ulcerative colitis?
Weight loss and early satiety are common signs of this cancer.
What is stomach cancer?
Stomach cancer may be staged with this imaging scan.
What is a CT scan?
Name two common adjuvant therapies used along with surgery in GI cancers.
What are chemotherapy and radiation?
Long-term reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus leads to this condition that can precede cancer.
What is Barrett’s esophagus?
Painless rectal bleeding is a classic symptom of this cancer.
What is colorectal cancer?
This test may be done before esophageal cancer surgery to assess swallowing function.
What is a barium swallow study?
Colostomy care includes assessing this characteristic of the stoma.
What is pink and moist appearance?