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 ...

Colorectal surgery is a medical operation that is performed on the colon, rectum and anus. Colorectal surgeons, who are also referred to as proctologists, are responsible for carrying out this ...

For diseases and conditions in which surgery was previously the only treatment option, advancements in endoscopic techniques and technology continue to provide patients and their providers with less ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in the United States. This highlights the importance of early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions like large polyps. Endoscopy ...

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Patrick Hellen is an avid golfer who was in good health when he underwent a routine colonoscopy in 2017. The procedure revealed a polyp in the cecum - the first ...

March is colorectal cancer awareness month. As part of that, we're looking at treatments, so here's a robotic surgery system that's helping some patients. Deliz Flores was in her 50s and living in ...

ALVIN – It’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States for men and women combined -- colorectal cancer. Doctors are finding patients are being diagnosed younger. Stephanie Reetz ...

Colorectal cancer. Although it sounds like one condition, the term actually encompasses two separate ones — colon and rectal cancer. One in 20 people are diagnosed with cancer of the colon or rectum ...

IN a review of records of patients studied at the Lahey Clinic twenty or more years ago, it is not unusual to see a diagnosis noted "polyp of rectum or colon; patient to have periodic checkups." Since ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first blood test to be used as a first-line screening to detect colon and colorectal cancer. This new blood test for colon ...

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