Tag: rectal
Rectal cancer: 100% of patients in remission thanks to a new drug
News Published on 06/07/2024 at 4:01 p.m. Updated 06/07/2024 at 4:01 p.m. Reading 2 min. A new immunotherapy has obtained unprecedented results against a particular type of colorectal cancer. According…
What is rectal cancer? Does rectal cancer cause pain in the anus?
Rectal cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the last intestine area called the rectum within the digestive system. The rectum is the last part of the large…
Rectal prolapse (rectocele): causes, treatment, operation
Rectal (or anal) prolapse corresponds to externalization of the rectum which can lead to constipation or fecal incontinence. It affects women 9 times more than men. Summary What is the…
Rectal cancer: towards better tolerated and more effective treatments
News Published on 06/05/2023 at 5:08 p.m. Updated 06/05/2023 at 5:08 p.m. Reading 4 mins. Rectal cancer is cancer that affects the end of the large intestine above the anus.…
Prostate cancer: digital rectal examination screening is not enough
News Published on 03/09/2023 at 3:27 p.m. Updated 03/09/2023 at 3:27 p.m. Reading 3 mins. Digital rectal examination, a common method of detecting prostate cancer, is not precise enough to…
What is rectal ozone therapy? How is rectal ozone application done?
The ozone gas that is given to the body very carefully by absorption from the intestinal mucosa is called rectal ozone therapy. It also makes rectal insufflation treatments more effective.…
If you can’t stop from rectal itching, beware! There may be a problem in your sexual life: What are the symptoms of anal cancer, what causes anal cancer?
Anal cancer, or rectal cancer, is one of the dozens of cancer types that occur in the anal region. A short tube at the end of your rectum through which…
Rectal cancer: all patients in a clinical trial are in remission
News Posted on 08/06/2022 at 08:37, Reading 2 mins. According to a new trial published in the medical journal New England Journal of Medicine, patients with rectal cancer are all…
Rectal cancer: 100% of patients in a clinical trial treated with an antibody
among all rectal cancerthem adenocarcinomas are the most frequent. To cure them, oncologists usually offer a surgery to remove the cancerous area, followed by a chemotherapy. But’immunotherapy could replace this…
A 100% effective drug against rectal cancer?
CANCER MEDICINE. 12 patients with rectal cancer, involved in a clinical trial, would have gone into remission after taking dostarlimab (a monoclonal antibody) for 6 months, indicates an American study…