Colon cancer can lead to either melena or hematochezia, whereas small bowel cancer primarily presents melena. Several techniques exist for examination when small bowel cancer is suspected. [hindawi.com]

• Anemia

  The patient’s medication consists of Ferall soft capsules (for his anemia), Cozaar (for his hypertension), Plavix (to prevent stroke and heart disease), Xatral (to alleviate urination), Baraclude (to treat chronic hepatitis B infections), and proton pumps [hindawi.com]

• Pain

  A 76-year-old Asian man was presented with abdominal pain, which was later attributed to an adenocarcinoma in the jejunum. Initial immunoreactive staining results found no connections to colorectal cancer. [hindawi.com]

• Abdominal Pain

  A 76-year-old Asian man was presented with abdominal pain, which was later attributed to an adenocarcinoma in the jejunum. Initial immunoreactive staining results found no connections to colorectal cancer. [hindawi.com]

• Hypertension

  KRAS and EGFR mutation tests Test results for patient (i) KRAS codons 12/13 − (ii) EGFR exon 19 − The male patient has a history of hypertension, carotid artery stenosis, and fatty liver. [hindawi.com]

The pathology, genomic markers, and treatments are described along with literature review. 1. [hindawi.com]

Etiology Genetic, environmental, and medical conditions all represent susceptibility factors that predispose to small bowel cancer. [hindawi.com]

Epidemiology Although small bowel cancer is the rarest GI cancer, its increasing incidence is alarming. In 2001, there were approximately 4,800 new cases in the United States with 1,200 deaths [8]. In 2008, more than 6,110 new cases occurred [9]. [hindawi.com]

Regardless of whether it resulted from an increased awareness or represents an escalation, proper measures should be taken to prevent further occurrences. [hindawi.com]