WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (WPVI) -- Doctors, medical oncologists, and other cancer experts from across the globe spent several days at Lankenau Medical Center, trying to find better approaches to rectal cancer.

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...

Total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) may offer a promising alternative to surgery for patients with stage I rectal cancer (S1RC), a small study finds. 1 Among patients treated, TNT achieved a 93.7% ...

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 ...

Dr. Joshua Sabari sat down with Dr. Michael Cecchini to discuss advances in colorectal cancer management and key data ...

More young adults are also being diagnosed, according to Yale Medicine and the Cancer Research Institute. According to the ...

Rectal cancer is a type of bowel cancer that develops in the last several centimeters of the large intestine, just before the anus. It’s one of the most common cancers in Europe, with over 125,000 ...

Several risk factors put patients with colorectal cancer at increased risk of anastomotic leakage after elective surgery. Anastomotic leakage (AL) was associated with advanced age, presence of ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, healthcare providers have been puzzled by an increase in colorectal cancer cases in young people. Now, new ...