Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of older ...

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

All residents of rural areas were more likely to undergo surgery for nonmetastatic colon cancer vs. metropolitan residents, yet only rural Black patients experienced higher odds of postoperative ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that although recruiting issues still exist, ...

Colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer if you don’t count skin cancers. If the cancer hasn’t spread, then one of the possible treatments is a sigmoid colectomy. That may be a ...

In this analysis of colorectal cancer patients from 2 clinical trials, researchers aimed to assess the effect of physical activity on overall survival.

Stephen Brown, who underwent bowel surgery in 2016, is urging people not to ignore symptoms or delay screenings.

Patients with stage 3 colorectal cancer who tested MRD-positive with Signatera after surgery saw a meaningful survival ...

What is a common misperception about colon cancer screening? Much of the patient population, and even some physicians, still think the appropriate age for colon cancer screening with a colonoscopy is ...

Colorectal surgeon Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar says there are a growing number of ways to treat colon and rectal cancer including advances in targeted therapy, surgery, and immunotherapy that can also ...

Patients with radiologically staged T3-4, N0-2, M0 colon cancer were randomly allocated (2:1) to 6 weeks oxaliplatin-fluoropyrimidine preoperatively plus 18 postoperatively (NAC group) or 24 weeks ...