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However, the rectal route may be more common than scientists have realized.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Between 5-10 percent of rectal tumors and 2-10 percent of other solid tumor cancers in the sample (including esophageal, colon and prostate cancers) are believed to be related to the MMRd gene.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
During my own childhood, this crucial medical device was commonly available in only two forms: rectal, which involved a patient parent and a jar of Vaseline, and oral, which could only be used once your kid could be trusted not to bite down too hard and ingest glass shards and mercury.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
When combined with a digital rectal exam, a PSA test can allow doctors to more accurately predict a person’s risk of having prostate cancer.
—Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Between 5-10 percent of rectal tumors and 2-10 percent of other solid tumor cancers in the sample (including esophageal, colon and prostate cancers) are believed to be related to the MMRd gene.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
During my own childhood, this crucial medical device was commonly available in only two forms: rectal, which involved a patient parent and a jar of Vaseline, and oral, which could only be used once your kid could be trusted not to bite down too hard and ingest glass shards and mercury.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
When combined with a digital rectal exam, a PSA test can allow doctors to more accurately predict a person’s risk of having prostate cancer.
—Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
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“Rectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectal. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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