Aspirin reduces the risk for colorectal cancer in high-risk groups, such as Lynch syndrome, but shows no benefit in the ...

Laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer is a safe alternative but further studies are required to clarify its advantages; laparoscopy for rectal cancer requires further scrutiny Laparoscopic colorectal ...

Three physicians recently completed the first robotic-assisted colon resection surgeries at Martinsburg, W.Va.-based Berkeley Medical Center. 1. Jason Turner, MD, Robert Cicchino, DO, and Zachary ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...

Mihaela’s story There’s no such thing as ‘too young’ for colorectal cancer, a harsh reality Mihaela, a 47-year-old single mom from Armonk, learned firsthand when she was diagnosed with Stage IIA […] ...

A 49-year-old mom thought her symptoms were a UTI. It was stage 4 colorectal cancer that had spread to her liver. A new ...

Low muscle quality and quantity are both predictive of poor outcomes in colon resection surgery, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery. Carla Prado, a researcher in the University of ...

Underinvested, Under-Referred, and Underserved: Applying a Gender Equity Continuum Framework in Cancer Control Continuum Programs and Policies to Expand to Transgender and Nonbinary Populations Of 336 ...

Seventy-six patients with LL-mCRC were retrospectively included. DNA from tumor tissue was sequenced, and one somatic mutation was then assessed by digital droplet polymerase chain reaction in plasma ...

For many individuals undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer, surgery can alter how the body eliminates waste, making an ...

Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of the colon or rectum. Bowel ...