What is an adenocarcinoma?

Adenocarcinoma is a professional term that appears commonly in cancer medical records, but not everyone understands exactly what this term means. To better understand what Adenocarcinoma is, please follow the information in the following article.

Adenocarcinoma is understood as the name of a type of cancer - adenocarcinoma. This form of cancer usually occurs in different locations in the body such as the esophagus, colon, pancreas or prostate.
Of these, adenocarcinoma in the esophagus, stomach and colon is the most common. Specifically, according to statistics at medical facilities, adenocarcinoma is classified as follows:
Lung adenocarcinoma accounts for 80% of lung cancers Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a fairly typical cancer with the appearance of tumors in the gland. Pancreas Prostate adenocarcinoma accounts for most prostate cancer cases by the appearance of tumors in the prostate epithelium. have cancer cells.

Experts said, Adenocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma at the cancer detection department will have different manifestations. Some symptoms indicate common Adenocarcinoma condition such as:
Adenocarcinoma - lung carcinoma:
Persistent cough Painful chest Breathing difficulty Coughing up blood Abnormal tumors in the lungs Esophageal adenocarcinoma:
Abdominal tightness, pain Pain Unexplained weight loss Detecting an abnormal tumor in the abdomen

Adenocarcinoma is understood to be essentially a form of cancer formed in the glands that secrete mucus on the body, so it can be understood that Adenocarcinoma is caused by the following reasons:
Lifestyle, unhealthy diet, lack of nutrition Science Regular use of alcohol, beer, tobacco, stimulants is not good for the body Due to many other factors that affect the patient's daily life

With the development of modern medicine today, Adenocarcinoma is easily detected early thanks to testing and imaging techniques. In order to accurately diagnose Adenocarcinoma in each body location, in addition to the patient's clinical manifestations, the paraclinical diagnoses will be assigned by the doctor to be appropriate and necessary for the most accurate diagnosis. .
Specifically, it's blood tests, tumor biopsies, X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography.
For timely and effective treatment of adenocarcinoma, patients need to be examined and accurately diagnosed with the above diagnostic methods. Depending on the cancer situation and the location of the adenocarcinoma, the doctor will prescribe the most appropriate treatment for the patient. Accordingly, there are 3 common treatments applied to patients with Adenocarcinoma:
Surgery to remove the epithelium of the cancerous gland, as well as adjacent tissues according to the patient's actual health status. Radiation therapy is a combination used after surgery or chemotherapy to stop the growth of cancer cells in the body. Chemotherapy with cancer-specific drugs for each type of cancer. This method combined with surgery and radiation therapy to bring the best effect for patients with adenocarcinoma cancer. For the prevention and early detection of Adenocarcinoma, anyone should proactively have regular health check-ups and examinations, especially screening for cancer risk for people at high risk. Screening done by modern cancer markers or diagnostic imaging tests, Adenocarcinoma will soon be detected and actively treated for patients.
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