About

Project mission

cancerderect.ro is an educational, non-commercial project dedicated to patients diagnosed with rectal cancer and their families. Its goal is to provide verified, up-to-date and accessible medical information in a field where reliable resources are often fragmentary or outdated.

Who this site is for

• Patients diagnosed with rectal cancer who are looking for trustworthy information to understand their disease
• Caregivers who want to actively support a family member through diagnosis and treatment
• Family doctors and residents looking for a concise clinical reference
• Nurses and stoma therapists involved in the care of colorectal cancer patients

What this site is NOT

• It does NOT replace direct medical consultation
• It does NOT provide online consultations or diagnoses
• It does NOT recommend individualized treatments
• It does NOT promote medications, supplements or specific clinics
• It does NOT contain third-party advertising

Author

Dr. Cristian Blajut, MD, FACS, FEBS

Specialty: Coloproctology (colorectal surgery) Experience: 15 years of clinical practice Credentials:

• MD — Doctor of Medicine
• FACS — Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• FEBS — Fellow of the European Board of Surgery

Professional affiliations:

• SRCP — Romanian Society of Coloproctology
• ESCP — European Society of Coloproctology
• FASCRS — Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Public profile: LinkedIn — Cristian Blajut

Areas of expertise

• Colorectal oncologic surgery (laparoscopic and open resections)
• Total mesorectal excision (TME)
• Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer
• Management of LARS syndrome and post-operative functional recovery
• Watch and Wait strategy in patients with complete clinical response
• Care of patients with stoma (temporary and permanent)

Editorial process

All articles on cancerderect.ro are written and reviewed following these principles:

Sources and reference guidelines

Medical content is based on up-to-date international guidelines:

• ESMO — European Society for Medical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines
• NCCN — National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines (Rectal Cancer)
• ASCRS — American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines
• ESCP — European Society of Coloproctology Consensus Statements
• AJCC — American Joint Committee on Cancer (for TNM staging)
• Studies published in peer-reviewed journals (PubMed indexed): Annals of Surgery, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, The Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology

How we verify information

1. Synthesis from primary sources — articles are not translated from secondary sources, but synthesized directly from official guidelines and scientific literature
2. Clinical relevance — each piece of information is evaluated through the lens of practical relevance for the patient
3. Periodic updates — pages are reassessed annually or when major changes appear in international guidelines
4. Date of last review — displayed at the top of each article (lastReviewed)

Clinical calculators and tools

The site includes six validated clinical tools:

• LARS Score Calculator — validated 5-question questionnaire for assessing post-operative bowel dysfunction. Reference: Emmertsen KJ, Laurberg S. Ann Surg. 2012;255(5):922-8.
• POLARS Calculator — preoperative prediction tool for the risk of LARS syndrome. Reference: Battersby NJ, et al. Gut. 2018;67(4):688-696.
• Wexner Score — Cleveland Clinic Florida Incontinence Score, 5 questions for fecal incontinence severity. Reference: Jorge JM, Wexner SD. Dis Colon Rectum. 1993;36(1):77-97.
• Constipation Score — Cleveland Clinic Constipation Score (Agachan-Wexner), 8 questions. Reference: Agachan F, et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 1996;39(6):681-685.
• Bristol Scale — visual classifier of stool form (7 types). Reference: Lewis SJ, Heaton KW. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1997;32(9):920-924.
• Post-operative journal — client-side application for daily symptom logging (stools with Bristol type, pain, energy, incontinence, urgency, medication, notes). Trend charts and PDF export for consultation. Data stays exclusively in the patient’s browser — nothing is sent anywhere.

All tools generate results locally in the browser — no data is sent to a server or stored.

Resource directory

• Colorectal surgery centers in Romania — factual list of public and private hospitals with information collected from public sources. The list does not represent a recommendation and does not assess the quality of medical services.

Transparency

Funding model

cancerderect.ro is a personal project, with no external funding. We have no:

• Pharmaceutical sponsors
• Advertising for medications or supplements
• Commercial partnerships with private clinics
• Affiliate programs

Data collection

• We use Google Analytics for aggregate statistics (only after explicit GDPR consent)
• We do NOT collect personal medical data
• We do NOT require registration or accounts
• All clinical calculators run exclusively in your browser

Full details: Privacy Policy

Conflicts of interest

The author has no financial conflicts of interest related to the published content. There is no promotion or recommendation of commercial products, private clinics or specific medications.

Contact

For editorial questions

Email: [email protected]

I welcome messages for:

• Reporting errors or unclear passages in articles
• Suggestions for new topics
• Academic collaboration requests
• Questions about the editorial process

For medical concerns

• For medical emergencies: call your local emergency number (112 in Romania, 999 in UK, 911 in US)
• For medical consultation: contact your family doctor, oncologist or treating surgeon
• I cannot provide individualized diagnosis or treatment recommendations by email

Citation

If you wish to cite content from cancerderect.ro in academic work or publications, please use the following format:

Blajut C. [Article title]. cancerderect.ro. Accessed [date]. Available at: [URL].

This page was last updated on April 18, 2026.