BOWLING GREEN, KY.- According to health experts at the University of Kentucky, colorectal cancer is increasing among people ...

Pilot study finds rectal cancer surgery shifts the perioperative microbiome, lowering diversity and increasing Enterococcus ...

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 — ...

MD Anderson is launching a dedicated colorectal center designed to bring multiple specialties together in one place, with ...

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 ...

Colon cancer can be found in a few ways, including a digital rectal exam and a fecal occult blood test. There is also the option of using devices in a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. There is also a ...

"It is clear that this can no longer be called an old person’s disease." ...

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 ...

Cancer treatment doesn’t end when the last surgery or cycle of chemotherapy is complete, especially for patients who have ...

This week, details from Catherine O’Hara’s death certificate were revealed by TMZ, which confirmed pulmonary embolism as the ...