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Common Questions on Small Bowel Cancer or Cancer of the Small Intestine
Is there some basic information on how the gastrointestinal system works?
Your Digestive System and How it Works – National Institutes of Health (NIH)

What is the small intestine and how does it work?
Q & A Small Bowel - CancerBACUP

I was just diagnosed with small intestine cancer. Do you have some basic information for me to read?
Small Bowel Cancer Fact Sheet – CancerBACUP

Where is the first place I should look for treatment information?
Small Intestine Cancer: Treatment – NCI/PDQ

I am having surgery for small bowel cancer. My surgeon told me he is going to cut out part of my intestine and rejoin the ends. He says this is called an anastomosis. Do you have any information on this?
Anastomosis – Medline Plus

It would really help to see what an anastomosis looks like. Do you have a picture of an anastomosis?
Before and after small intestine anastomosis – Medline Plus

Do you have a list of websites, books, and other resources on cancer of the small intestine?
Information Finder on Gastrointestinal Cancers


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