Carcinoid tumors
- Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Homeopathic Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Acupuncture & Acupressure Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Psychotherapy Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Surgical Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Other Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- What is Carcinoid tumors
- Symptoms of Carcinoid tumors
- Causes of Carcinoid tumors
- Risk factors of Carcinoid tumors
- Complications of Carcinoid tumors
- Lab Investigations and Diagnosis of Carcinoid tumors
- Precautions & Prevention of Carcinoid tumors
Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
Homeopathic Treatment of Carcinoid Tumor
Homeopathy heals the affected tissue and improves overall health. It treats the person as a whole. Treatment is constitutional. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition. It balances the energy system, improves immunity and body functions. It naturally cures the root cause of disorder. Some common homeopathic medicines for carcinoid tumor are:
- Cadmium
- Ars I
- Carb V
- Phytol
- Kreos
Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
In the allopathic treatment of carcinoid syndrome, medications such as Octreotide (Sandostatin) and lanreotide (Somatuline Depot) are injected. These may help control flushing and diarrhea in most people with carcinoid. Radiofrequency ablation and cryotherapy is also used. Radiofrequency ablation delivers heat through a needle to the cancer cells in the liver, causing the cells to die. Cryotherapy is similar, but it works by freezing the tumor.
Surgical Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
In the early stages, a carcinoid tumor may be removed completely using surgery. But in advanced stages, complete removal may not be possible. In some cases, surgeons may try to remove as much of the tumor as possible. In the tumor spreads to the liver, surgery is done to remove part of the liver.
Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Carcinoid tumors
- Avoid high fiber foods, such as whole grain breads and cereals
- Avoid dairy products
- Eat low-fat butter substitutes, lean meats and fish
- Eat low-fat snacks and desserts
What is Carcinoid tumors
Carcinoid tumors are a slow-growing cancer that can arise in several places throughout your body. It starts in the hormone-producing cells of various organs, mostly the gastrointestinal tract and lungs, but it can also start in the pancreas, testicles in males, or ovaries in females.
Symptoms of Carcinoid tumors
- Abdominal pain
- Bright red flushing of the head and neck
- Bowel obstruction
- Chest pain
- Low blood pressure
- Coughing up blood
- Wheezing
- Shortness of breath
- Fast heartbeat
- Diarrhea
- Weight loss
- Rectal bleeding and pain
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Feeling of warmth in your face and neck
Causes of Carcinoid tumors
Cancer occurs when a cell develops a mutation in its DNA. It’s not clear what causes the mutations that can lead to carcinoid tumors.
Risk factors of Carcinoid tumors
- Family history
- More common in women
- Older adults
- Smoking
- Gastritis and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Complications of Carcinoid tumors
- Carcinoid heart disease
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Stomach ulcer
Diagnosis of Carcinoid tumors
- Diagnosis of Carcinoid tumors involves the following tests and procedures:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- CT scan and MRI
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Ultrasound and X-ray
- Endoscopy
- Biopsy
Precautions & Prevention of Carcinoid tumors
- Avoid certain substances that can trigger flushing, such as alcohol or large meals
- Consider taking a multivitamin
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