Cancer inside the rectum is referred as rectal cancer.Rectal cancer occurs when healthy cells in the rectum develop errors in their DNA. Check our website: www.thegastrosurgeon.com Rectal cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the Rectum. Dr.Patta Radhakrishna is an eminent Laparoscopic Surgeon in Chennai, and presently he is the head of the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Laparoscopic Surgery at SIMS. For more details about rectal cancer treatments Visit us: @ https://www.thegastrosurgeon.com/colon-rectum-cancer

1. R E C T A L
C A N C E R
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2. RECTAL
CANCER?
Cancer inside the rectum is referred to as Rectal
cancer.The rectum is the last several inches of the
large intestine.The rectum is part of the
body’s digestive system.
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3. SYMPTOMS
Change in your
bowel habits
Dark or red
blood in stool
Mucus in stool Abdominal pain
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4. AGE
Rectal cancer is
more common in
older
people.Mostly
diagnosed in
people aged 70
and over.
BODY
WEIGHT
Being overweight
can increase the
risk of
developing rectal
cancer,
especially in
men.
SMOKING
Rectal cancer is
more common in
people who have
smoked
cigarettes for
many years.
INFLAMMAT
ORY BOWEL
CONDITIONS
Such as
ulcerative colitis
or Crohn’s
disease, can
increase the risk
of rectal cancer.
R I S K F A C T O R S
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5. DIAGNOSIS
COLONOSCOPY
A colonoscopy is the most
accurate of these tests. In a
colonoscopy, a doctor uses a
thin, flexible, lighted tube with a
video camera at its tip (a
colonoscope) to view the inside
of your colon and rectum.
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6. LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
T R E A T M E N T
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Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgery (MIS), It is a specialized
surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through
small incisions or ports usually 0.5–1.5 cm.
For Rectal cancer, laparoscopic surgery is proven to result in
faster postoperative recovery, fewer complications and better cosmetic results.
Surgical removal of tumor tissue remains the major way to treat rectal cancer.
Laparoscopic-assisted surgery is thought to result in better outcomes for cancer
patients, in rectal cancer.
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7. BENEFITS OF
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
OVER OPEN SURGERY
LESS PAIN
REDUCED BLOOD LOSS
NO BLOOD TRANSFUSION
IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME
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8. R e c t a l C a n c e r t r e a t m e n t s
i n C h e n n a i
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9. Contact Us
ADDRESS
SIMS Hospital - Vadapalani, Chennai
(Next to Vadapalani Metro Station)
No.1, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai
(100 Feet Road), Vadapalani
Chennai – 600 026, Tamilnadu, India
Contact Person : Dr. Patta Radhakrishna
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