Overview

Malignant tumor of the rectum and colon, a disease common especially among residents of highly developed countries. It believed that nutritional characteristics and increased life expectancy facilitate this. And although the likelihood of developing colorectal cancer increases after the age of fifty, young people, and even small children, are not safe from the tumor. There are several types of disease, some of which are more common, others are quite rare:

• Rectal adenocarcinoma.
• Squamous cell carcinoma.
• Colloidal cancer.
• Microcellular cancer.
• Squamous cell carcinoma.
• Cancer is undifferentiated.

Causes of a rectal tumor

The development of pathology can trigger some factors:

• Genetic predisposition.
• A diet low in fiber, which is predominantly high in fat.
• Overweight and obesity.
• Smoking and abuse of alcoholic beverages, as well as carcinogens.
• Chronic intestinal diseases, inflammatory processes caused by the papillomavirus. People who have anal sex are especially prone to illness.
• Problems with the normal functioning of the intestines, such as broken stools, irritable bowel syndrome.

Signs of Colorectal Cancer

The neoplasm develops at a slow pace, and at first, it does not appear clinically manifest itself. But you can pay attention to the manifestation of such symptoms:

• Rapid weight loss.
• Lethargy, fatigue, frequent unexplained fatigue.
• Painful, discomfort in the abdomen, bloating.
• Constipation or diarrhea.
• Intestinal obstruction and blood clots in the feces.

Diagnostics

Early detection of the disease increases the chances of a successful recovery. Several modern methods can recognize a malignant neoplasm of the rectum, even in the primary stage.

1. Colonoscopy is an effective way to make the correct diagnosis using imaging. The patient is injected into the intestinal cavity with a device with a miniature camera that records all the pathological changes that occur in the organ under study, the presence of polyps, altered areas. Sometimes you have to have a biopsy.
2. Computed tomography scans the abdominal organs, allowing you to determine the degree of disease, nature, and the size of the tumor.

Colorectal cancer treatment in an Israeli clinic.

A dangerous disease requires not only treatments but also surgical intervention. Experienced professionals at Tel Aviv Medical Clinic, equipped with the latest equipment, will diagnose and prescribe the necessary, optimal medication based on the clinical picture.