What are the symptoms of mid- to late-stage rectal cancer? What are the high-risk factors for rectal cancer?

Most people know that rectal cancer is a relatively severe malignant tumor. Tumor surgery is difficult and the recurrence rate after surgery is also quite high. However, you don’t have to worry too much about it. You can prevent it through various methods, such as analyzing various causes and then understanding the specific symptoms. If you find these symptoms in your stomach and intestines, you can identify them as soon as possible and then treat them with the help of a doctor. Let’s answer what are the high-risk causes of rectal cancer? What are the symptoms of mid- and late-stage rectal cancer?

What are the high-risk causes of rectal cancer?

The high-risk causes of rectal cancer are as follows:

1. According to the MRI staging, the rectal wall has four layers under the microscope. The tumor grows from the first layer to the fourth layer, which is called T4 stage. This is a high-risk cause.

2. There are many lymph node metastases, the tumor penetrates the intestinal wall into the mesentery, and the rectum invades the anal sphincter. These are all high-risk causes;

3. Gene mutation.

What are the symptoms of mid-to-late stage rectal cancer?

In addition to blood in the stool, increased bowel movements, and tenesmus, patients with mid- to late-stage rectal cancer may also experience symptoms of pain and intestinal obstruction. If the patient has metastases in the inguinal lymph nodes on both sides, some lumps will be felt. If liver metastasis occurs, liver symptoms such as jaundice may occur. In the late stage, abdominal metastasis may also occur, causing symptoms such as ascites.

Can hemorrhoids cause colorectal cancer?

Rectal cancer has nothing to do with hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids will not cause rectal cancer, but they can exist at the same time. The common point between the two is that they both cause bloody stools. If a patient has bloody stools, rectal cancer should be ruled out before diagnosing whether hemorrhoids exist. If the patient is treated for hemorrhoids, it may leave a big hidden danger. If rectal cancer is ruled out first, hemorrhoids will not be life-threatening.

The above is what Dr. Chen Gong has brought to you, about the high-risk factors for rectal cancer and the types of symptoms of mid- and late-stage rectal cancer. I hope it will be of some help to you. In the future, when preventing rectal cancer, we should combine various inducing factors, such as not eating carcinogenic foods, including potato chips, fried dough sticks, and various heavy-tasting foods.