What is the Esophagus? The esophagus is a hollow tube that transfers food from the throat to the stomach, that is the “food tube”. The tube starts just below the “epiglottis”, the flap that keeps food from going into our trachea (air pipe) when we swallow. It ends at where it joins with the upper portion [...]
What is Colo-rectum? A cancer originating in the colon, or rectum, makes up this group. The colon and rectum are continuous, but the differing treatments for cancers arising in different parts of the intestinal tract makes it useful to distinguish them by location. The colon is also known as the “large intestine,” and starts where the small intestine [...]
What is Chronic Leukemia? Leukemia is a cancer of thewhite blood cells . It is divided into two general types, Acute andChronic.This is based upon their untreated behavior– with no treatment acute leukemia will kill within months, while the patient with chronic leukemia may live for many years. Both acute and chronic leukemias are further subclassified [...]