Having more information about how to live without an omentum, and how to live with fewer digestive issues, may help to tease out cancer recurrence symptoms in women like me. Beating cancer is a feat ...

L ook down. See any belly fat? The answer should be yes, for everyone — because that fat pad isn’t just sitting there quietly. Some of it is actually part of an organ called the omentum.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) lists bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, a suppressed appetite, and needing to go to the toilet more often as the most common symptoms of abdominal cancer. Other ...

The body’s main deposit of abdominal fat hangs like an apron over the organs of the abdomen. This adipose tissue plays important immune roles, but can also serve as a source of chronic inflammation in ...

Metastatic ovarian cancer cells migrate and proliferate aggressively in the omental environment and metabolizes its fatty acids as fuel. In the process, a buildup of harmful oxidative compounds ...

Valentine, who received treatment for oesophageal cancer last year, will take a leave of absence to treat the newly confirmed tumours in his omentum. Skip to main content ABC News ...