Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Rectal cancer is cancer that originates in the tissues of the rectum. This type of cancer is sometimes referred to ...

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A new study published in the journal of BMC Surgery showed that robotic surgery for rectal cancer exhibits oncological and ...

Tumor-free status after treatment may not predict longer survival in rectal cancer, questioning its role in fast-tracking ...

Risks of Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer: Beyond Distant Metastases, Ultimate Local Failure Can Also Be a Problem The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this ...

The first signs of rectal cancer are changes in your bowel habits and blood in your stool. As the cancer progresses, you may have unintentional weight loss, fatigue, anemia, and abdominal pain.

Rectal cancer is a type of bowel cancer that develops in the last several centimeters of the large intestine, just before the anus. It’s one of the most common cancers in Europe, with over ...

New Research Shows It’s Safe to Watch and Wait Before Surgery To Remove Rectum Rectal cancer research at MSK and elsewhere shows that watch and wait for localized rectal cancer appears to be just as ...

Three of the 12 lymph nodes removed during surgery tested positive, so Wendling’s rectal cancer was declared Stage 3. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he had a rocky hospital stay.