Rectum in Medical News

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Do You Know What Your Screening Options Are?

... allows the physician to look at the inside of the rectum and lower part of the colon for cancer or polyps. ... most thorough method for evaluating the colon and rectum High detection rate for polyps, including ... colonoscopy) A small tube is placed in the rectum and air is pumped into the colon to inflate the ...

Cancer death rates dropping among African Americans but survival rates still low

... (34 percent), lung (16 percent), and colon and rectum (10 percent). Among African American women, the ... (25 percent), lung (12 percent), and colon and rectum (11 percent). Cancer of the lung will be the most ... in women (19 percent). Cancer of the colon and rectum and cancer of the pancreas are expected to be the ...

A feasible, simple and convenient model for study of rectal carcinoma

... model by injecting the cell suspension of VX2 cells into the wall of the rectum guided by X-ray fluoroscopy is feasible. The advantages of the model are ... model by injecting the suspension of VX2 cells into the wall of the rectum guided by X-ray fluoroscopy is feasible. The advantages of the rectal VX2 ...

Helping hand of hybrid surgery benefits colorectal patients

... surgical option across the United States for people with diseases of the rectum and colon. A newer, third option is a hybrid -- hand-assisted ... cancer may be candidates for partial or total removal of the colon or rectum (colectomy or proctocolectomy). Increasingly, and especially at leading ...

Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women

... found that moderate drinking accounts for 13 percent of breast, liver, rectum and upper respiratory/digestive tract cancers among women. The ... day, there would be about 15 extra cases of cancers of the breast, liver, rectum and mouth and throat diagnosed for every 1,000 women up to the age of 75," ...

Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger

... cancers will be prostate (34 percent), lung (16 percent), and colon and rectum (10 percent). Among black women, the most common cancers will be breast (25 percent), lung (12 percent), and colon and rectum (11 percent), the report finds. Cancer of the lung will be the most ...

Study confirms colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50

... to view the right-side of the colon to screen for polyps, only the rectum and the lower end of the colon. If a polyp or abnormality is found, ... Colonoscopies allow gastroenterologists to view the entire colon and rectum for polyps or cancer and during the same exam remove pre-cancerous polyps. ...

Modulated radiotherapy can cut treatment time for cancer of the rectum without increasing toxicity

... radiotherapy in tumours of the rectum. Novelty for cancer of the rectum IMRT (Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy) is a radiotherapy ... limited and smaller. We have now also begun to apply it to tumours of the rectum given that the conventional treatment, combining chemotherapy and ...

Cancer Death Rates Still Declining

... all of the major cancer sites for men and women, which include colon and rectum in both men and women, breast cancer in women, and prostate cancer in ... year's report: In men, cancers of the prostate, lung, colon and rectum represented about half of all newly diagnosed cancers. Prostate cancer ...

The Facts African Americans Need to Know About Colon Cancer

... cancer, also referred to as colon cancer, is cancer of the colon or rectum and is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. for men and ... schedule. Polyps are grapelike growths on the lining of the colon or rectum that may become cancer. These polyps can be removed to prevent cancer ...

National Health Care Alliance Gains New Members Against Aetna's New Anesthesia Policy

... the country are enormous." Background on Propofol and Cancer Colon and rectum cancers trail only lung and prostate cancer as the number one cause of ... fact that hundreds of thousands of Americans are diagnosed with colon and rectum cancer each year, Aetna unsuccessfully attempted to change its policy on ...

Panacea Pharmaceuticals Announces the Availability of CC Detect(SM), a Serum-Based Diagnostic Test for Colon Cancer

... facilitate the identification of individuals with cancer of the colon and rectum when used in conjunction with standard screening methods. Panacea ... http://www.panacea-labs.com . Colorectal cancer -- cancer of the colon or rectum -- is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in the US. 153,760 ...

Constipation May Lead to Other Problems

... At least an association has been shown between constipation and other conditions, too. Studies of people with rectal prolapse, in which the rectum becomes stretched and protrudes from the anus, suggest such a relationship. More than 50 percent of people with anal fissures, which are small splits ...

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Announce 2009 Celebrating UC Success Contest Winners

... Treatment depends on the extent and severity of disease. UC causes flares followed by periods of remission. During a flare, in which the rectum or colon become inflamed, people experience symptoms such as diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal cramping and an urgent need to go to the bathroom. ...

New Educational Tool for Understanding UC Flares

... always understand how to recognize or treat the symptoms associated with the disease. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammation of the lining of the rectum and colon. The disease is marked by unpredictable "flares" when the inflammation causing the disease state spikes, causing stomach pain and bloody ...

Decision by Medicare's CMS to Deny Coverage for 'Virtual' Colon Cancer Tests Underscores Lack of Evidence on Cancer Prevention

... the need for bowel cleansing which many patients report as a barrier to screening. There is also evidence that due to the insertion of a tube in the rectum and insufflation of the abdomen with air or gas, the patients, who are not sedated and awake, tend to feel discomfort. The College recognizes ...

NIH releases the first research plan to reduce the burden of digestive diseases

... treatments for the diverse diseases of the stomach and small intestine Developing more efficient ways to categorize diseases of the colon and rectum Identifying the biologic and genetic triggers for acute and chronic pancreatitis Testing new approaches to detect, prevent and treat ...

Doctors at Henry Ford Health System Treat Ovarian, Prostate, Lung, and Other Forms of Cancer Using Novalis Tx(TM) Platform for Image-Guided Radiosurgery

... the tumor and sparing surrounding tissues and organs," Dr. Levin said. "In this case, I didn't have to just hope that the bladder, bowel, or rectum would be avoided. I could use the imaging system to confirm that the targeted area was well covered and that these sensitive structures were not ...

Fox Chase is first cancer center in the nation to use MRI-guided biopsy to detect prostate cancer

... for MRI guided biopsy." The MRI guided biopsy is used to target a specific area for sampling. It requires a needle guide to be inserted into the rectum next to the patient's prostate. Next, MR images are obtained, the abnormal area is identified, and a needle is inserted through the guide to the ...

New data on cancer survival in Europe show more patients are cured

... diagnosed in 1988-1999 who were cured ranged from about 4% to 10% for lung cancer, from 9% to 27% for stomach cancer, from 25% to 49% for colon and rectum cancer, and from 55% to 73% for breast cancer." For instance, Denmark, Czech Republic and Poland had the lowest proportion of cured lung cancer ...

US trial shows no early mortality benefit from annual prostate cancer screening

... ranged from 41 percent initially to 46 percent by the last screening year. The exam involves a doctor inserting a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to feel for anything that is not normal. Men were referred for follow up testing for prostate cancer if their PSA level was higher than 4.0 ng/ml ...

A Little Drink May Be Good for Your Bones

... Institute . The study, which included more than 1.2 million middle-age women, found that moderate drinking accounts for 13 percent of breast, liver, rectum and upper respiratory/digestive tract cancers. Dr. Robert P. Heaney, a bone and nutrition expert at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., said he ...

Econiche(TM) Vaccine Shows 92% Reduction in Colonization of E. coli O157 in Vaccinated Cattle

... article, entitled, "A Two-Dose Regimen of a Vaccine Against Type III Secreted Proteins Reduced Escherichia coli O157:H7 Colonization of the Terminal rectum in Beef Cattle in Commercial Feedlots", was co-authored by David R. Smith, Rodney A. Moxley, Robert E. Peterson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Galen E. ...

Celebrating UC Success Contest Seeks to Educate and Inspire Ulcerative Colitis Patients

... Treatment depends on the extent and severity of disease. UC causes flares followed by periods of remission. During a flare, in which the rectum or colon become inflamed, people experience symptoms such as diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal cramping and an urgent need to go to the bathroom. ...

'Male Lumpectomy' May Help Some With Prostate Cancer

... cancer on the other side of the prostate, which was found only by the 3-D biopsy. For the procedure, a grid is placed over the skin between the rectum and the scrotum, allowing a doctor to accurately map the location of each biopsy core that is removed. The grid is more precise in determining the ...

Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely

... guidelines, the researchers noted. In just over 89 percent of screenings, the physicians were able to successfully conduct a proper and full rectum to cecum examination, in which the screening physician uses the telescopic device (colonoscope) to examine the entire colon. Screening ...

Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers

... Symposium, in San Francisco. Gastrointestinal cancers are those that affect the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, small intestines, colon, rectum and anus. A first study found that testing patients with metastatic colorectal cancer for a specific gene mutation which affects how they respond ...

Identification of genetic markers for ulcerative colitis could lead to treatment

... researchers of the study. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, relapsing disorder that causes inflammation and ulceration in the inner lining of the rectum and large intestine. The most common symptoms are diarrhea (oftentimes bloody) and abdominal pain. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, another ...

ProstateCradle.com Launches the First “External Prostate Massager” by Enviromax, a Sensational Way to Help Millions of Men Have Healthier Prostate Glands

... His doctors recommended prostate massage therapy. However, at the time the only prostate massagers available were invasive, requiring uncomfortable rectum insertion. Adam knew there had to be a better way. After ten years of research, and guidance from medical doctors, Adam developed the first ...

Adalimumab may reduce health-care costs for Crohn's disease patients

... way, and further studies are required. UC occurs only in the inner lining of the colon (large intestine) or rectum. Inflammation of the rectum and colon keeps water from being absorbed into the bloodstream and results in diarrhea, abdominal cramps and rectal bleeding. In addition, the risk ...

National Coalition for Quality Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care Conveys Concerns over CT Colonography

... has to be cleansed and prepped for a CT Colonography. The patient will experience considerable discomfort as a mechanical tube is inserted into the rectum to insufflate the bowel. There is no process available to immediately relieve the pressure on the bowel when the CT Colonography is completed. Given ...

Many colorectal cancer survivors do not receive recommended follow-up care

... States to examine adherence to published guidelines. A total of 9,426 patients over age 65 who were diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum from 2000-2001 were included in the analysis. Patients were followed to three years after diagnosis. The study investigators considered the screening ...

Cancer research highlights

... tailor treatments for each individual patient. Preliminary studies by the MD Anderson team show that the device may reduce the radiation dose to the rectum by 22% when compared to a commonly used CT/MRI-compatible intracavitary brachytherapy applicator. Talk (SU-H-AUD C-10), "The Imaging and ...

Precancerous Esophagus Disease Eliminated in 98.4% of Patients Treated With HALO Ablation System

... system that is mounted on the end of an endoscope, allowing the physician to treat focal areas of diseased tissue in the esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum and anus. Both HALO systems provide uniform and controlled therapy at a consistent depth, which enables removal of diseased tissue and regrowth of ...

Bioniche Presents E. coli O157:H7 Vaccine Data to World Buiatrics Congress in Budapest, Hungary

... and natural exposure to E. coli O157:H7, vaccinated animals were less likely to be colonized by the bacteria in the mucosa of the terminal rectum at harvest (OR=0.014, p<0.0001), resulting in a vaccine colonization efficacy of 98.3%. A two-dose vaccination was used to evaluate hide ...

Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients

... will benefit. We don't need to give this drug to the other third now." More information The American Cancer Society has more on colon and rectum cancer. SOURCES: John Kauh, M.D., assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology, Emory's Winship Cancer Institute, ...

Verity Radiation Therapy Becomes Second U.S. Medical Center to Treat Cancer Patients Using RapidArc(TM) Radiotherapy Technology

... and RapidArc plans are delivered with the same precision. "IMRT was already a tremendous gain in curving around normal structures, such as the rectum in prostate cancer treatment, thereby allowing for higher doses given to the prostate," Dr. Gilbert pointed out. "The ability to deliver these ...

Can pathological techniques help identify primary colorectal signet ring cell carcinoma?

... carcinomas arise in the stomach, with the rest arising from other primary organs. Therefore, a secondary infiltration or metastasis to the colon and rectum must be excluded before a definite diagnosis of primary colorectal signet ring cell carcinoma can be established. This research, performed by a ...

UPDATE: Celebrating UC Success Announces Essay Contest Winners

... Treatment depends on the extent and severity of disease. UC causes flares followed by periods of remission. During a flare, in which the rectum or colon become inflamed, people experience symptoms such as diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal cramping and an urgent need to go to the bathroom. ...

Family history places women at risk of pelvic organ prolapse, SLU research finds

... you dont hear a lot about, and you should because its treatable, McLennan says. Some women have surgery to resuspend and reposition the uterus, rectum or bladder to keep it inside the body. A more conservative treatment, McLennan says, is placing a plastic device inside the vagina to hold everything ...