Which department should patients with rectal cancer go to

To prevent rectal cancer, you must first understand the common symptoms of rectal cancer so as to distinguish it from other diseases. This will prevent you from confusing the symptoms, delaying treatment, and making the condition worse. The following hospital experts will introduce the common symptoms of rectal cancer to you.

If you have rectal cancer, you should go to the oncology department for appropriate examinations.
1. Intestinal stenosis and obstruction If you have rectal cancer, the tumor will erode around the rectal wall, so the patient's intestinal cavity becomes narrow, which is more obvious at the junction of the patient's rectum and sigmoid colon. This is mostly a stricture-type hard cancer, which is prone to intestinal obstruction. Because the rectal ampulla is ulcerative and the rectal ampulla is relatively wide, patients generally develop stricture obstruction in 1 to 2 years. At this time, the shape of the patient's stool will change, defecation will be more difficult, and even cause abdominal pain in the patient.
2. Changes in bowel habits. Since the rectum is stimulated by the mass and secretions, the patients with rectal cancer will have more bowel movements, poor bowel movements, and symptoms of tenesmus. However, the feces are some mucus, pus, and blood. At first, these symptoms only occur soon after getting up in the morning. As time goes by, the frequency increases, so that they cannot fall asleep at night, which changes their bowel habits.
3. Blood in the stool Blood in the stool is one of the common symptoms of rectal cancer, but it is often diagnosed as hemorrhoids, resulting in misdiagnosis and worsening of the patient's condition. The color of blood in the stool is bright red or dark red, and is accompanied by pus, blood, necrotic tissue, and blood clots.
Warm reminder: Knowing the common symptoms of rectal cancer is very helpful for patients to judge whether it is rectal cancer. This can reduce the occurrence of delayed treatment due to misdiagnosis and provide help for patients' treatment. I hope that the majority of patients can pay attention to their own symptoms to avoid delaying treatment. If you still have questions, you can consult an expert online. Finally, I wish you a speedy recovery.