Therefore, knowing the warning signs is important. Rectal cancer often starts with small growths called polyps. A rectal polyp is a tiny bump on the inside lining of your rectum. Most polyps are ...

A colonoscopy revealed a large polyp in her rectum that finally set her diagnosis in motion. Rectal cancer starts in the rectum, the last six inches of the digestive system where stool is stored ...

A large polyp was removed from his lower rectum ... nodes removed during surgery tested positive, so Wendling’s rectal cancer was declared Stage 3. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he had ...

Colorectal cancer stands as the third leading cause of ... sigmoidoscopy over the CT colonography is that if a precancerous polyp is seen, it could be removed during the procedure to prevent ...

A colon and rectal surgeon has shared the request he ... Shukla urges finding out if it was an adenoma — a pre-cancer polyp — and what the size was. “If my father had an advanced adenoma ...

The immunotherapy protocol successfully treated 100% of rectal cancer patients involved in the trial. "My husband, Tommy, and I were preparing for the worst," recalled Maureen Sideris, who was ...

Patients with secondary rectal cancer after prostate cancer radiation therapy may have worse survival than patients with primary rectal cancer. Secondary rectal cancer after prostate cancer ...