Small Intestine Cancer

• The small intestine makes up most of the digestive system and helps digest food and absorb vitamins. Small intestine cancer is an umbrella term for many cancers that affect different parts of the small bowel. It is rare and occurs more often in older people. 
• According to the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), mortality statistics for 2022 (number of deaths), state that 354 Canadians died from small intestine cancer, of which 184 (52%) were men and 170 (48%) were women.
• As for incidence statistics for 2019 (number of new cases), 985 Canadians were diagnosed with small intestine cancer, of which 550 (56%) were men and 435 (44%) were women.
• The 5-year net survival for small intestine cancer is 54%, meaning a little over half of the patients diagnosed with the cancer will survive for at least 5 years. 

Source: CCS Cancer Statistics 2024

• Abdominal pain or cramps
• Weight loss with no definitive reason
• Lump found in the abdomen
• Blood in the stool

For more information, check out the National Cancer Institute

• Celiac disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Genetic conditions
• Previous history of colorectal and other cancers

For more information, check out the Canadian Cancer Society

• Blood tests
• Imaging tests including MRI, CT and PET scans
• Biopsy

For more information, visit the Mayo Clinic

• Surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Targeted therapy
• Immunotherapy

For more information, check out the Mayo Clinic.

• Harvard Magazine – Ken’s story
• UC Health – Mother of four young boys beats rare small bowel cancer
• Cancer Support Community – Jaqueline’s Story

• My Cancer Journey (Instagram blog)

• Small Bowel Cancer: Coping with Treatment
• Small Bowel Cancer: Survivorship
• Living as a Small Intestine Cancer Survivor
• Video: Intestinal Cancer (Small Bowel Adenocarcinomas, Sarcomas, Carcinoids, GISTs And Lymphomas)
• Video: Small Intestine Tumors | Case Study | Surgery Video | Medical Education
• Video: Bowel Cancer
• Pamphlet: Small Bowel Cancer – Information for people with cancer (BC Cancer)
• Yale Medicine: Small Intestine Adenocarcinoma
• UPenn Medicine: Small Intestine Cancer
• UK Statistics
• US Statistics

Video: Crohn’s disease

• April 4, 2024 – Treatment of Small Bowel Neoplasms – UpToDate
• February 28, 2024 – Epidemiology and clinical features of small bowel neoplasms – UpToDate
• January 2024 – Incidence, Risk Factors, and Temporal Trends of Small Intestinal Cancer: A Global Analysis of Cancer Registries – ScienceDirect
• September 2023 – Incidence, Risk Factors, and Temporal Trends of Small Intestinal Cancer: A Global Analysis of Cancer Registries – NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information).
• June 1, 2023 – Small Bowel Cancer – NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information).
• May 31, 2023 – Prediction of distant metastasis and specific survival prediction of small intestine cancer patients with metastasis: A population-based study – Wiley Online Libary
• February 24, 2023 – Progress in the Treatment of Small Intestine Cancer – Springer Link
• October 2022 – Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma: 10-Year Experience in a Cancer Center—The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) – National Center for Biotechnology Information.
• March 9, 2022 – Why is Cancer of the Small Intestine increasing? – Gastroenterology
• May 25, 2020 – Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors of the Small Intestine: Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment Research – Taylor & Francis
• March 17, 2019 – Epidemiology of Cancers of the Small Intestine: Trends, Risk Factors, and Prevention – National Center for Biotechnology Information.

• Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Canada’s trusted resource on digestive health. Committed to providing useful, up-to-date information and research to help Canadians better manage digestive conditions and live healthier lives. Visit them at Canadian Digestive Health Foundation

• Digestive Cancers Europe