Cutting sugar and simple carbohydrates out of your diet helps reduce intake of empty calories and may contribute to weight loss. Losing weight takes time and commitment, however. A healthy, and practical, weight loss goal is between 1 and 2 pounds per week. Step 1.
Appendix. An appendectomy is usually the only treatment needed for a carcinoid tumor smaller than 1.5 cm. For a tumor larger than 2 cm, the removal of about one-third of the colon next to the appendix, along with nearby blood vessels and lymph nodes, is often needed.
Carcinoid tumor is a rare neuro-. endocrine neoplasm occurring most. commonly in the appendix, lungs, and along the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.1 The worldwide incidence is. approximately 2 per 100,000 peo-. ple, with the average age of diagno-. sis being 61.4 years.2 The presenta-.