An elderly man with advanced low rectal cancer underwent innovative robotic surgery. The procedure successfully removed the ...

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 ...

In the interview, Zhao explains how carefully selected patients with large benign rectal polyps or early rectal cancers may be candidates for transanal minimally invasive surgery, or TAMIS — an ...

Patients with high-risk locally advanced rectal cancer were randomly assigned to receive doublet-LC TNT or conventional neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, new research indicates. That information could be extremely ...

Investigators compared survival outcomes for patients with primary rectal adenocarcinoma managed with a watch-and-wait strategy versus patients who received total mesorectal excision.

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 ...

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 ...

It can indicate a more advanced stage of the disease or can be a sign of a different medical condition.

MRI can predict the risk of rectal cancer reccurring or spreading for patients who have undergone chemotherapy and radiation, new research indicates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many ...