This thesis investigates less invasive treatments for large colon polyps and early-stage colon cancer. The focus on a new technique: the colonoscopy-assisted laparoscopic wedge resection (CAL-WR).

In a survey of 1,535 colon cancer survivors under 50 by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, 82% said they were first misdiagnosed ...

Rising CRC incidence and survivorship demand more personalized follow-up care models to alleviate health care system strain. Patients are open to alternative follow-up methods, valuing remote ...

ESD is performed with a thin, flexible endoscope inserted through the mouth or rectum. Using miniature tools, clinicians inject fluid to lift a precancerous or early cancer lesion from surrounding ...