Anal & Rectal Cancer
What is it?
Symptoms
Treatment
Don’t wait
Colorectal & Anal · Colorectal cancer
Anal & Rectal Cancer
Cancer of the back passage — diagnosis, treatment and surgery.
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What is it?
Anal & Rectal Cancer
Cancer can grow in the last part of the bowel (rectum) or in the anus. Found early, it can often be treated well with surgery and other treatment.
Symptoms
Do you have these?
- Blood or mucus with stool
- Change in bowel habit for weeks
- Feeling of incomplete emptying
- Weight loss or tiredness
Treatment
How Dr. Kollol treats it
- Examination and tests to confirm the diagnosis and stage.
- Surgery, with further treatment planned together with other specialists when needed.
When to see a doctor
Act early
Bleeding with stool after age 40, or a change in bowel habit for more than 3 weeks — see a surgeon soon.
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