Best Doctors for Rectal Cancer Treatment in Kolkata

Rectal cancer refers to a slow-growing cancer where cancerous cells develop in the rectum. It starts as clumps of abnormal cells called adenomas and can take 10 to 15 years for a polyp to turn into a cancerous tumor in the rectum. It may caused by increased age, certain diseases and conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease, eating processed meat, family history of rectal cancer, inherited colorectal cancer syndromes, obesity, smoking. It is most commonly seen in men. Diagnosis can be made by complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, liver enzyme test and tumor marker tests, computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging tests, and pelvic ultrasound. Symptoms may include rectal bleeding, constipation, diarrhea, sudden change in the poop, stringy poop, tiredness, weakness, abdominal pain and weight loss. Treatment may include transanal endoscopic microsurgery, abdominoperineal resection, low anterior resection, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy.