Though these are common causes, rectal bleeding can also indicate bowel cancer, particularly if it recurs or is accompanied by pain or changes in bowel habits. Sudden, unexplained weight loss is ...

“The trade-off between [neoadjuvant radiotherapy] use and diverting stoma nonreversal may not be justified for upper rectal cancer, emphasizing the importance of considering tumor height when ...

People in early stages of liver cancer often feel full after eating only a small amount. This early feeling of fullness, called early satiety, occurs because the liver cancer can disrupt digestion ...

Screening for prostate cancer typically involves a blood test and a digital rectal exam, and guidelines vary for when men should talk to their doctor about it. The ACS recommends age 50 if they ...

In such cases, cancer can be diagnosed via a rectal exam or an MRI. Biden's personal staff announced on May 18 that he had been diagnosed two days earlier after experiencing urinary symptoms.

When oncologists gave my 5-year-old daughter the all-clear from high-risk neuroblastoma in 2010, I breathed a sigh of relief. But her health needs were just beginning. Fifteen years later, the ...

Many of us have been personally affected by cancer — including me. I’m an oncologist, and my own family history is one of the reasons I decided to specialize in caring for people with cancer ...

Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday afternoon.

Prostate cancer testing typically involves two methods: a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test and a digital rectal exam, or DRE. A PSA test is a type of blood test that can indicate a higher ...

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer, his office said. It's relatively easy to treat if caught early, but symptoms often don't show up until it's advanced.