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Healthcare providers use colonoscopies to diagnose ulcers, polyps, and colon or rectal cancer (colorectal cancer).
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 12 Dec. 2024
Common Symptoms Anal cancer symptoms may initially be mistaken for being caused by a less serious condition, such as hemorrhoids (swollen anal or rectal veins).
—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
The reason behind such a risk difference among ethnicities is unknown, according to Nancy You, MD, a professor of colon and rectal surgery and medical director of MD Anderson’s Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Program in Houston.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Some people do not experience symptoms, so regular screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DRE) are important for early detection.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 12 Dec. 2024
Common Symptoms Anal cancer symptoms may initially be mistaken for being caused by a less serious condition, such as hemorrhoids (swollen anal or rectal veins).
—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
The reason behind such a risk difference among ethnicities is unknown, according to Nancy You, MD, a professor of colon and rectal surgery and medical director of MD Anderson’s Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Program in Houston.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Some people do not experience symptoms, so regular screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DRE) are important for early detection.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Rectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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