RECTUM CANCER - Eden Multi-Care Hospital

Symptom: Bleeding with stool is main symptom. If the patient thinks that bleedings is always due to piles. Then it becomes dangerous. Because cancer remains undetected .With passage of times cancer spreads to the surrounding area making it hard to treat. Symptom includes bleeding mixed with stool and mucous, sense of incomplete evacuation, increased frequency of stool, pain in anus after defecation. If the cancer grows bigger, patient cannot pass stool. Abdomen gets distended; even flatus or gas can not be passed. Patient may suffer from weakness and anemia (shortage of blood). There can be abdominal pain. If cancer spreads to urinary passage there is difficulty in passing urine. In case of ladies, cancer can invade vagina and stool may come out through vagina.