Intermountain Health is the first in the nation to use a new tool using a 3D computer model for rectal cancer surgery. The new technology, called Iris, guides surgeons during robotic rectal cancer ...

SIOUX CITY | Last August, Gary Wood was lying on an operating room table at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's staring up at a network of robotic arms that reminded him of an octopus. Although the ...

A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer shows favourable results in that surgery can sometimes be avoided completely. It also reduces the risk of recurrence. The method has been confirmed ...

A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer shows favorable results in that surgery can sometimes be avoided completely. It also reduces the risk of recurrence. The method has been confirmed as ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A new study shows that pairing soothing music with a structured recovery protocol helps ...

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 ...

City of Hope Opens Phase 1 Clinical Trial Aiming to One Day Transform Rectal Cancer Into a Disease Treatable With Radiation Therapy to Avoid Potential Long-Term Side Effects of Surgery Physician ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who started adjuvant chemotherapy more than 6 weeks after colorectal cancer surgery achieved poorer DFS ...

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 ...

Anastomotic leakage remains one of the most severe complications following rectal cancer surgery. It is characterised by a defect at the suture or staple line, leading to a breach in the bowel’s ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. During a free lecture on June 25, Lompoc Health – North H Center’s Dr. William Ganske will combine two of his medical ...