Glossary for Abdominal Cancer

• Abdominal pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
• Biliary tract cancer: Cancer that develops in the gallbladder or bile ducts.
• Endometrial Cancer: Cancer of the endometrium (uterus lining).
• Liver cancer: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary malignancy of the liver.
• Nausea: The queasy feeling of nausea and often also vomiting.
• Night sweats: Night sweats is the occurrence of excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) during sleep. The sufferer may or may not also suffer from excessive perspiration while awake.
• Ovarian Cancer: Cancer of the ovaries.
• Pancreatic cancer: Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas
• Prostate Cancer: Cancer of the prostate.
• Renal cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the kidneys. The kidneys are organs that make certain hormones and remove waste from the blood and turning it into urine.
• Sister Mary Joseph nodule: A term given to a tumor that forms in the belly button (umbilicus) and is associated with advanced cancer - usually stomach or ovarian cancer.
• Stomach cancer: Stomach or gastric cancer can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs
• Uterine Cancer: Cancer of the uterus.
• Weight loss: Loss of body weight.

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