Rectal Cancer
Health Encyclopedia: Fecal Impaction
Impaction of the bowels
Symptoms
Sudden, watery
Signs and tests
The health care provider will examine your stomach area and rectum. The rectal exam will reveal a hard mass of dry stool within the rectum.
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Health Guide
Radiation enteritis
...radiation therapy to the belly area is at risk. This may include persons with cervical, uterine, or rectal cancer. If the damage lasts only a short time, it is called acute radiation enteritis.... 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 »Colostomy
...diverticulitis Injury to the colon or rectum (for example, a gunshot wound) Rectal cancer Perineal wounds or fistulas Whether a colostomy is... 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 »Colon and Rectal Cancers: Follow-up Testing
...The following guidelines are based on ASCOs 2005 updated recommendations.Physical ExaminationMost colorectal cancer recurrences happen within 3 years after surgery. ASCO recommends that patients... Read more »Images
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