Rectal Cancer Symptoms
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Symptoms
It is possible to have colon or rectal cancer without symptoms. Many patients are free of symptoms until their tumors are quite advanced.
Weight Loss and Changes in Bowel Movements
Weight loss and changes in bowel movements are general symptoms for colon cancer, but also occur in many other diseases.
Rectal Bleeding
Blood in the stools is a common sign of many intestinal cancers. It may appear red if it is fresh or black if it is old. It should be reported to a doctor immediately, even thoug...
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Expert & Community Posts
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By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert...at 45. If you have had a relative with colon or rectal cancer you should start screening at... Read more »
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By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...by linking activity to a lower risk of colon and rectal cancer. Conversely, inactivity was... Read more »
Avastin FAQs – Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer (Immune Targeted Therapies)
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...route. Avastin has been FDA-approved for colon and rectal cancer, and some lung cancers, but in... Read more »
Ovarian Cancer: Listening for the Body's Signals
By Nancy Muller , Health ExpertI distinctly recall the advice, twenty-five years ago, of my own OBGYN when searching for a... Read more »
Diabetes and Insurance Concerns
By Dr. Fran Cogen , Health Expert...individuals with chronic illness: a young man with colo-rectal cancer who recently lost his job... Read more »
Health Guide
Rectal prolapse
The main symptom is a reddish-colored mass that sticks out from the opening of the anus, especially following a bowel movement. The lining of the rectal tissue may visible and may... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Treatment for Metastasized Colorectal Cancer
for Metastasized Colorectal CancerThe liver is the most frequent site for colorectal cancers to spread (metastasized). Here, treatments may slow the spread of cancer and even prolong... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Resources
www.cancer.org -- American Cancer Societywww.cancer.gov -- National Cancer Institutewww.oncolink.org -- OncoLink cancer informationwww.asco.org -- American Society of Clinical... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Medications
...life.In the adjuvant setting, there are some differences in chemotherapy treatments between colon and rectal cancers:Chemotherapy for Stage II patients is considered standard care for Stage II... Read more »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Radiation Treatment
...allowing precise targeting of radiation to the tumor.Postoperative Radiation with Chemotherapy for Rectal CancerPostoperative radiation treatment combined with chemotherapy is common practice for... Read more »Images
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