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.
1 Many people with hairy cell leukemia live good-quality lives for years with medical care. 2  Hematologists and oncologists are specialists who treat people who have hairy cell leukemia or other types of blood cancer.  The drug cladribine is the initial treatment for most people who have hairy cell leukemia.