A healthy adult with severe rectal pain and constipation required endoscopic and operative evaluation after ingestion of ...

A leading doctor has answered several common questions about prostate cancer in an effort to separate facts from fiction. His ...

A prominent doctor has tackled several frequently asked questions regarding prostate cancer in a bid to distinguish fact from ...

Dr Thornton stressed that ignoring symptoms and postponing doctor visits are among the worst strategies for dealing with ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) starts in the colon or rectum. It is one of the most common forms of cancer globally, though it is ...

Says initiative complements Mbah’s rural intervention programsFrom Felix Ikem, NsukkaA group under the aegis of Peter Ndubuisi Mba Care Initiative (PNM Care Initiative), at the weekend carried out a ...

New Jersey is rolling out new obligations for physicians aimed at improving patient safety during sensitive medical exams. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has notified more than 67,000 ...

Use of the digital rectal examination (DRE) to detect prostate cancer dates back to the time before the introduction of the PSA test, which occurred in Australia in the early 1990s. However, many men ...

OBJECTIVE: Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy is well tolerated by patients but the lack of an effective marker to predict pain prevents us from determining pre-procedurally which ...

Hemorrhoids are a common cause of a swollen anus and may get better with home treatment. Adding more fiber to your diet and drinking more water can help relieve anal swelling. A swollen anus is a ...

An anal fissure is a crack or tear in the tissue of the anus that may heal on its own. A fistula is a tunnel or connection between organs that usually starts as an abscess and often needs medical ...