A blood test may help identify which patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver are most likely to benefit ...

Patients treated for rectal cancer at hospitals that are accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) were less likely to have cancer ...

At MSK, close to half of the surgeries just for colorectal cancer are done robotically, Dr. Garcia-Aguilar says. A leader in ...

What if a rectal cancer tumour could be removed without a single cut on the abdomen? A new robotic technique is making this ...

Ahead of the study's publication, the data was shared at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology Gastrointestinal ...

Female patients had significantly better postoperative outcomes after rectal cancer operation, which remained independent of comorbidities and other risk factors. Women vs men undergoing rectal cancer ...

Robotic APR shows better short-term outcomes than laparoscopic APR, with lower positive resection margins and conversion rates to open surgery. Robotic APR is associated with longer operation times ...

A short course of immunotherapy given before surgery eliminated detectable colon cancer in a majority of patients whose ...

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 ...

Postoperative insulin resistance developed to a similar extent in both the open surgery and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) groups. The surgical approach did not significantly af ...

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 — ...

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