When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...
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.
Research published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology provides robust evidence for the use of a digital visualisation and decision support ...
Recent research provides robust evidence for the use of a digital visualization and decision support tool in colorectal (bowel) surgery. This is the first time that a digital decision support tool has ...
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 ...
Vienna, Austria – Rectal cancer is a type of bowel cancer that develops in the last several centimetres of the large intestine, just before the anus. It’s one of the most common cancers in Europe, ...
A preoperative low-energy, high-protein diet led to significant weight loss and improved postoperative symptoms in colorectal cancer patients without compromising muscle mass. The study involved 71 ...
Amy Piccioli, a Los Angeles mother of three who was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer, says an uncommon procedure ...