A new treatment for rectal cancer is allowing some patients to avoid surgery. Doctors are seeing more young adults diagnosed ...

Kelly Spill didn’t cry when she was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28. She held her emotions together when her surgeon told her that she might not be able to carry another baby — ...

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 ...

Colorectal cancer, the abnormal growth of cancerous cells in the large intestine or the rectum, is one of the most common ...

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering ...

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy followed by surgery can improve overall survival compared with surgery alone in certain patients with locally advanced rectal cancers, most notably in those with lower rectal ...

Patients who survive colorectal cancer face a sustained and increased risk of death from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis long after surgery, according to a large population-based analysis from the ...

Findings from a study co-led by UTSW reveal a possible mechanism behind a malignancy that has risen rapidly over the past few ...

Patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery had fewer clotting complications than patients with open colorectal surgeries, according to a report in the Archives of Surgery. In a broad study ...

Marcus Wendling toughed out a half Ironman — a grueling triathlon consisting of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and a 13 ...