This book describes Adrenal Cancer, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
No one wants cancer or his body cell to becomes mutant
But when the body mutates and become malignant
There is nothing much that you can do about it
All you do is hope the cancer cells can be removed by surgery
The other treatments in the past is radiation or chemotherapy
Now there are stem cells, hormone treatment and immunotherapy
Targeted therapy is focused directly on a particular cluster of cancer cells
The exact location where the cancer cells dwell
Avoid smoking if possible; cigarette smoke has 40 types of carcinogens
Avoid alcohol which can cause cancer of mouth, esophagus and liver conditions
Avoid chemicals like asbestos, alfatoxins from nuts and silica
Avoid sun rays, radiation from phones, viral infections and trauma
-An original poem by Kenneth Kee
Adrenal 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 tumors
Benign adenomas
Benign 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 carcinomas
Adrenal 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 gland
About 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 AC
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Adrenal Cancer
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Pheochromocytoma
Chapter 8 Life and Death of Adrenal Gland
Epilogue
