Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of disorders known as sickle cell disease. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. Normally, the flexible, round red blood cells move easily through blood vessels. […]

Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer develops when uncontrolled cell growth begins in a part of the pancreas. The pancreas is located behind the stomach in the back of the abdomen, near the gallbladder. It contains glands that create hormones, including insulin, and enzymes.   Symptoms The symptoms of pancreatic cancer often do not appear until the […]

 What is stomach cancer? Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer), cancer cells usually begin on the inner lining of stomach walls and then penetrate deeper into the stomach walls as the cancer develops. Stomach cancers are classified according to the type of tissue they start in. Adenocarcinomas: The most common start in the glandular stomach […]