Stock Photo - CANCER OF THE RECTUM<BR>Rectal cancer is an adenocarcinoma (a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium) of the rectal mucosa. Symptoms include white mucal secretion and blood in the anus. A colonoscopy confirms the diagnosis. Treatment includes surgery where a segment of colon containing the tumor is removed and reattachment of the colon is necessary. This procedure only rarely requires a colostomy. Radiation therapy is occasionally used.

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