When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think ...

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.

Intermountain Health is the first in the nation to use a new tool using a 3D computer model for rectal cancer surgery. The new technology, called Iris, guides surgeons during robotic rectal cancer ...

These physicians treat diseases of the intestinal tract, colon and rectum. Laila Rashidi, M.D.: anorectal disorders, minimally invasive surgery; MultiCare colon and rectal surgery, Allenmore Medical ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...

Dr Jonny Dillon is "very angry" that Northern Ireland's bowel cancer screening programme lags behind the rest of the UK.

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 ...

With March being colon cancer awareness month, it’s a good time to look at some startling numbers on the disease here in the ...

A risky but often lifesaving surgery that removes damaged parts of the small intestine can leave patients facing a new threat ...

Young woman diagnosed with bowel cancer twice shares vital warning for others - ‘Maybe it was naive, but I really didn't ...

Colorectal cancer has become the deadliest cancer for adults under 50 years old in the United States, and it's becoming more prominent in Missouri. According to data from the American Cancer Society, ...

These physicians treat diseases of the intestinal tract, colon and rectum. Alessandro Fichera, M.D., minimally invasive surgery, inflammatory bowel disease, colon and rectal cancer and surgery; ...