Brazil nuts contain high levels of minerals such as selenium, magnesium, copper, manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc. Magnesium is a key nutrient in a whole host of biological processes. Selenium is an important co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme glutathione-peroxidase.
Print All Open All Close All. A gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a type of tumor that occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach or small intestine. The tumors are thought to grow from specialized cells found in the gastrointestinal tract called interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) or precursors to these cells. GISTs are usually found in adults between ages 40 and 70; rarely, children and young adults develop these tumors.
A benign tumor is a mass of cells that lacks the ability to invade neighboring tissue or metastasize. These do not spread into, or invade, nearby tissues however they can sometimes be quite large. When removed, Benign tumours usually do not grow back, whereas malignant tumors sometimes do. Unlike most benign tumors elsewhere in the body, benign brain tumors can be life threatening. Benign tumors generally have a slower growth rate than malignant tumors and the tumor cells are usually more differ