EDMONd: A study looking at the elemental diet for women with ovarian cancer and inoperable malignant bowel obstruction
Bowel blockage is a common complication in people with ovarian, peritoneal and bowel cancer as these cancers can grow on the bowel surface. Unfortunately this type of blockage often occurs on many parts of the bowel. This means that surgery often isn't possible and chemotherapy often isn't effective. When a person has a bowel blockage, eating a…