Methods of rectal cancer examination

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Nowadays, many people suffer from rectal cancer due to genetic reasons, diet or other reasons. Rectal cancer is a type of cancer in the digestive tract. Rectal cancer is the cancer between the dentate line to the sigmoid colon and the rectal junction. In the digestive tract cancer, the incidence rate of rectal cancer ranks second. Next to gastric cancer, it is one of the major health killer. I have a friend suffering from rectal cancer, the whole body fatigue, the body also lost a lot. Suffering from rectal cancer, we should pay more attention to all aspects, whether it is mental or material. Today, let me talk about the methods of rectal cancer examination.

Methods of rectal cancer examination

First: digital rectal examination. Digital rectal examination is a necessary step in the diagnosis of rectal cancer. About 70% to 79% of rectal cancer patients can be found by digital rectal examination when they see a doctor. The doctor can touch the hard and uneven mass. In the late stage, the patient can touch the narrow mass in the intestinal cavity. The fixed finger cuff can see the fecal dirty pus.

Second: pathological examination. This is the main basis for the diagnosis of rectal cancer, rectal cancer surgery often involves diversion problems, affect the quality of life of patients, in order to avoid misdiagnosis, mistreatment, preoperative or intraoperative must be guided by the results of pathological examination for treatment, never easy to dig out the anus.

The third is the determination of carcinoembryonic antigen. It is generally believed that carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is of great value in evaluating the therapeutic effect and prognosis of rectal cancer. Continuous determination of serum CEA can be used to observe the effect of surgery or chemotherapy. If the level of CEA is significantly decreased after surgery or chemotherapy, it indicates that the treatment effect is good; if the operation is not the opposite, the serum CEA is often maintained at a high level; and if the level of CEA is decreased to normal but increased after surgery, it often indicates tumor recurrence.

matters needing attention

Rectal cancer can not be cured, mainly surgical treatment, radiotherapy and chemotherapy as an auxiliary, it should be noted that after treatment, regular review is needed to see if there is a recurrence. In life, we should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.