Immunotherapy wipes out some colorectal tumors without surgery, signaling a major shift toward less invasive treatment.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A blood test may help identify which patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver are most likely to benefit from chemotherapy after surgery, according to research presented today at ...

Colorectal cancer can be treated using treatments such as chemotherapy and targeted therapy. These medications can help reduce tumor size and manage symptoms. Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer ...