- Family Practice
- Emergency CareIf you are experiencing an emergency, dial 911 or head to the nearest emergency room. For all other calls, an on-call physician is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
- ColonoscopyStool tests look for signs of cancer in a stool sample. If your result is abnormal, you'll probably have a follow-up colonoscopy to find the cause, which could be colon polyps, colorectal cancer, or another problem.
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Internal Medicine
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- Colon CancerColonoscopy is one of the many tests that may be used to screen for colon cancer. Other tests include stool tests...
- Computed Tomography
- ChemotherapyIf you have been diagnosed with rectal cancer your doctor may recommend chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery to remove the rectum and nearby lymph nodes, or a combination of these options depending on the type of cancer and how far it has advanced.
- Radiation Therapy
- General Surgery
- Laparoscopic SurgeryBoth minimally invasive surgical options require a few small incisions that doctors use to insert surgical equipment and a camera for viewing. In laparoscopic surgery, doctors use special long-handled tools to perform surgery while viewing magnified images from the laparoscope (camera) on a video screen.