WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (WPVI) -- Doctors, medical oncologists, and other cancer experts from across the globe spent several days at Lankenau Medical Center, trying to find better approaches to rectal cancer.

Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Cancer Center announced on September 22 that it recently ...

Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD (seated) with nurse Kieran Kelleher BSN-RN. Dr. Garcia-Aguilar and the colorectal service at MSK are experts at the watch and wait approach to ...

The Greek Australian president of GESA Professor Alex Boussioutas, talks to Neos Kosmos about risk factors behind the growing rates of CRC in young ages, with the Australia experiencing some of the hi ...

New cancer research pioneered by Memorial Sloan Kettering points to a strong alternative to chemotherapy, surgery and radiation for some forms of cancer. Nearly 80% of patients who suffered from a ...

After a stage 3b rectal cancer diagnosis, one patient endured radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, and complications, relying on resilience, advocacy and support.

MRI can predict the risk of rectal cancer reccurring or spreading for patients who have undergone chemotherapy and radiation, new research indicates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many ...

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy followed by surgery can improve overall survival compared with surgery alone in certain patients with locally advanced rectal cancers, most notably in those with lower rectal ...

The authors point out that the use or nonuse of mechanical bowel preparation prior to colonic surgery is still controversial. With respect to rectal cancer, data are limited because rectal cancer ...

We would like to thank Dr Ichimasa and colleagues for their comments on our recent publication reporting the 3-year ...

Kelly Spill didn’t cry when she was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28. She held her emotions together when her surgeon told her that she might not be able to carry another baby — ...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease had a higher risk for venous thromboembolism after surgery for colorectal cancer than those without IBD, according to a Danish cohort study published in The ...