Although in the past decade there have been numerous reports on laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer, the majority of these are retrospective. The few published prospective randomized trials ...

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 ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Doctors at The Christ Hospital are now utilizing robotic surgery for colon cancer resections, a method that has shown to significantly improve healing and recovery times. Dr.

After my brother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, I read that it's often treated with surgery first. Can you tell me ...

Colorectal cancer is often called a silent killer. It is estimated that more than 150,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year. Colon cancer is the fourth most ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy did not improve disease-free survival compared with upfront surgery in patients with locally advanced colon cancer in a randomized trial. However, neoadjuvant chemotherapy did ...

ctDNA testing post-surgery identifies high-risk stage 3 colon cancer patients more accurately than traditional staging methods. Detectable ctDNA correlates with a four- to six-fold increased risk of ...

For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.