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The youngster’s injuries were severe — compression fractures on his neck and upper back, a subdural hematoma, ligament injuries in his neck, rectal bleeding, a laceration to his pancreas and other intestinal and abdominal injuries, prosecutors said.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Disruption of the rectal tissue can also increase the vulnerability to STIs, including HIV.
Dehydration: Enemas can lead to diarrhea and dehydration.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
While colon cancer originates in the colon, rectal cancer begins in the rectum.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
In fact, today’s young adults are about twice as likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer—and four times as likely to be diagnosed with rectal cancer—as those born around 1950, research suggests.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Disruption of the rectal tissue can also increase the vulnerability to STIs, including HIV.
Dehydration: Enemas can lead to diarrhea and dehydration.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
While colon cancer originates in the colon, rectal cancer begins in the rectum.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
In fact, today’s young adults are about twice as likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer—and four times as likely to be diagnosed with rectal cancer—as those born around 1950, research suggests.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Rectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectal. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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