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The researchers collected stool samples, rectal swabs, rectal tissue, and blood samples before and after the intervention.
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New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
In a Swedish study, a low dose of aspirin was shown to slash recurrence in half for patients with colon and rectal cancer whose tumors had a specific type of genetic mutation.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
During a female rectal exam, a doctor can feel the space and organs between the uterus and rectum to check for abnormalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
Potential symptoms could include abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, blood in the stool, rectal bleeding and constipation, per the ACS.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
In a Swedish study, a low dose of aspirin was shown to slash recurrence in half for patients with colon and rectal cancer whose tumors had a specific type of genetic mutation.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
During a female rectal exam, a doctor can feel the space and organs between the uterus and rectum to check for abnormalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Sep. 2025
Potential symptoms could include abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, blood in the stool, rectal bleeding and constipation, per the ACS.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rectal
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“Rectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectal. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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