Endocrine Malignancies

 

Although relatively uncommon Endocrine Malignancies are difficult to detect and cure effectively and result in about 12% fatality.

The common Endocrine cancers are: Thyroid Carcinoma, Parathyroid Carcinoma and Adrenal Gland Neoplasms (a neoplasm is an abnormal growth of tissue).

Symptoms - symptoms of endocrine tumors can result in abnormal secretion of hormones into the body as a result there may be some drastic changes.  For instance in the rare form of adrenal cancer a condition known as Cushings syndrome results in obesity and high blood pressure.  Other forms of the disease may result in male pattern hair growth in females as well as breast swelling in males.

Diagnosis - Initial diagnosis is usually in the detection of abnormal hormone levels in the blood.

Treatment - Treatment is usually in the form of surgical removal of the tumor.  Drugs and radiation are also sometimes effective in treating the disease.

Bladder Cancer

Bone Cancers

Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer (Male)

Cancer of the Esophagus

Cancer of the Pancreas

Cancers of the Colon, Rectum and Anus

Cancers of the Larynx, Hypopharynx, and Oropharynx

Carcinoid Tumors

Cervical Cancer

Children's Cancer

Endocrine Malignancies

Endometrial (Uterus) Cancer

Ewing's Sarcoma

Eye Cancer

Gastrointestinal System Cancers

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Gestational Trophoblastic Cancer

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Multiple Myeloma

Nasopharyngeal Cancer

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Thyroid Cancer

Urinary System Cancers

Vaginal Cancer

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

Wilms' Tumour