Having an ostomy is a dreaded prospect for many patients with rectal cancer. To defer, and potentially avoid, this life-altering surgery, the watch-and-wait approach has become increasingly common ...
When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think ...
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 ...
In the months before his wedding, Queens resident Roberto Pineda Sanchez noticed persistent rectal bleeding, a dangerous symptom he almost ignored.
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 ...
A retrospective study of patients with distal rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has found a higher rate of local recurrence after intersphincteric resection with handsewn ...
A Los Angeles mother of three says she’s lucky to be alive after an uncommon procedure left her cancer-free. Amy Piccioli, a ...
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