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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for Bowel cancer
  1. Factor XIII deficiency 
    ... called hepatitis, scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), inflammatory bowel disease, overwhelming bacterial infections (sepsis), and several types of cancer. Acquired factor XIII deficiency can also be caused ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/factor-xiii-deficiency - Genetics
  2. Peutz-Jeghers syndrome 
    ... Polyps can cause health problems such as recurrent bowel obstructions, chronic bleeding, and abdominal pain.People with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome have a high risk of developing cancer during their lifetimes. Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/peutz-jeghers-syndrome - Genetics
  3. Ovarian cancer 
    ... or after menopause, or changes in urinary or bowel habits. However, these changes can occur as part of many different conditions. Having one or more of these symptoms does not mean that a woman has ovarian cancer.In some cases, cancerous tumors can invade surrounding ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/ovarian-cancer - Genetics
  4. Desmoid tumor 
    ... tumor. Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors can block the bowel, causing ... called familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). These individuals typically ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/desmoid-tumor - Genetics
  5. NOD2 gene 
    ... how changes in this gene might contribute to cancer risk. ACUG BLAU CARD15 caspase recruitment domain family, member 15 caspase recruitment domain protein 15 CD IBD1 inflammatory bowel disease protein 1 LRR-containing protein NOD2_HUMAN ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/nod2 - Genetics
  6. Ulcerative colitis 
    ... colitis also increases the risk of developing colon cancer, especially in people whose entire colon is inflamed and in those who have had ulcerative colitis for 8 years or more.Ulcerative colitis is one common form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Another type of IBD, Crohn's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/ulcerative-colitis - Genetics
  7. Primary sclerosing cholangitis 
    ... of people with primary sclerosing cholangitis have inflammatory bowel disease, most ... An ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/primary-sclerosing-cholangitis - Genetics
  8. Cholangiocarcinoma 
    ... liver (cirrhosis), and chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes. Researchers suspect that certain lifestyle factors, including smoking, alcohol use, and ... that blood relatives of a person with cholangiocarcinoma may have an increased risk of developing this cancer compared with the general population. However, most people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cholangiocarcinoma - Genetics
  9. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria 
    ... with PNH are at increased risk of developing cancer in blood-forming cells ... bowel disease. The inflammatory disorders usually begin earlier than ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../paroxysmal-nocturnal-hemoglobinuria - Genetics
  10. Chordoma 
    ... and in about 40 percent of cases the cancer spreads (metastasizes) to other ... bladder or bowel function.Chordomas typically occur in adults between ages ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/chordoma - Genetics
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