A Simple Guide to Adrenal Cancer, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

This book describes Adrenal Cancer, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related DiseasesNo one wants cancer or his body cell to becomes mutantBut when the body mutates and become malignantThere is nothing much that you can do about itAll you do is hope the cancer cells can be removed by surgeryThe other treatments in the past is radiation or chemotherapyNow there are stem cells, hormone treatment and immunotherapyTargeted therapy is focused directly on a particular cluster of cancer cellsThe exact location where the cancer cells dwellAvoid smoking if possible; cigarette smoke has 40 types of carcinogensAvoid alcohol which can cause cancer of mouth, esophagus and liver conditionsAvoid chemicals like asbestos, alfatoxins from nuts and silicaAvoid sun rays, radiation from phones, viral infections and trauma-An original poem by Kenneth KeeAdrenal cancer is a disorder that happens when abnormal cells form in or travel to the adrenal glands.
The body has two adrenal glands, one located above each kidney. Adrenal cancer normally happens in the outermost layer of the glands, or the adrenal cortex. It generally appears as a tumor. A cancerous tumor of the adrenal gland is called an adrenal cortical carcinoma. A non-cancerous tumor of the adrenal gland is called a benign adenoma. If the person has cancer in the adrenal glands, but it did not originate there, it is not considered an adrenal cortical carcinoma.
Cancers of the breast, stomach, kidney, skin, and lymphoma are most likely to spread to the adrenal glands. Adrenal cancer is part of a group of tumors termed neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). These can start in hormone-producing glands all over the body. Adrenal cancer begins in small glands called adrenal glands located above each kidney. Types of adrenal gland tumorsBenign adenomasBenign adenomas (such as adenoma, benign pheochromocytoma and benign paraganglioma) are relatively small, normally less than 2 inches in diameter.
Most people with this type of tumor have no symptoms. These tumors normally occur on only one adrenal gland, but they can appear on both glands rarely. Adrenal cortical carcinomasAdrenal cortical carcinomas are normally much larger than benign adenomas. If a tumor is more than 2 inches in diameter, it is more likely to be cancerous. Occasionally, they can grow large enough to press on the organs, leading to more symptoms.
They can also occasionally functioning (produce hormones that cause changes in the body). Malignant adrenal pheochromocytoma and Neuroblastoma start in the middle or medulla and are rare. Malignant paraganglioma grows inside or outside the adrenal glandAbout 15 percent of adrenal cancers are caused by a genetic disorder. Symptoms of adrenal cancer are caused by the excess production of hormones. These are typically androgen, estrogen, cortisol, and aldosterone.
Symptoms may also arise from large tumors pressing on organs of the body. Adrenal CT scanning and MRI are the imaging tests of choice in AC. When feasible, total resection stays the treatment method of choice for the treatment of ACTABLE OF CONTENTIntroductionChapter 1 Adrenal CancerChapter 2 CausesChapter 3 SymptomsChapter 4 DiagnosisChapter 5 TreatmentChapter 6 PrognosisChapter 7 PheochromocytomaChapter 8 Life and Death of Adrenal GlandEpilogue