Q: Will hemorrhoids turn into rectal cancer? A: Hemorrhoids will not develop into rectal cancer, but some rectal cancer patients do mistake their symptoms for hemorrhoids, thus losing the opportunity to cure them. Because of the different causes and symptoms of hemorrhoids, their treatment methods are also varied, which often makes many hemorrhoid patients trapped in a passive and confused choice of health care and treatment, or think that hemorrhoids are not a disease, or think that hemorrhoids can not be cured, these perceptions are simple and wrong. There are more than 100 types of anal diseases, and the clinical manifestations of these diseases such as blood in the stool, pain, anal dampness, itching, etc. do have similarities with the symptoms of hemorrhoids, but their diagnosis and treatment are completely different, especially if one mistakes rectal cancer, venereal disease, etc. as hemorrhoids, the consequences are unimaginable.