Treatment options for DMMR colorectal cancer can be tricky. On one hand, it tends to be more resistant to chemotherapy, but researchers have now been making inroads with immunotherapy. Surgery is ...

Missen, a 53-year-old from Chicago, got diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer in 2021. Chemotherapy and surgery rid Missen of his primary malignancy, but the disease had spread to his liver ...

"We have reached the point where we can forgo chemotherapy before surgery in this and comparable studies in patients with colorectal cancer who respond well to neoadjuvant immunotherapy.

How cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels in the blood change before, during, and after colorectal cancer surgery were examined by researchers from the University of Brasília. ‘Elevated cfDNA levels may ...

Robotic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) demonstrated positive outcomes, with minimal blood loss and low conversion rates in 355 cases. The Senhance Robotic System was used in sigmoid ...

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

Variability in complication rates between studies highlights the need for standardization in colorectal surgery. This process should start by addressing factors that have hampered standardization ...

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 16 on January 21, 2025, titled "Assessment of cfDNA release dynamics during colorectal cancer surgery." Researchers from the University of ...

Spill, who has no family history of colorectal cancer ... radiation therapy and invasive surgery. But just before she was about to schedule her first chemotherapy appointment, she was given ...

Specializing in robotic surgery and anorectal disease, Dr. Kamara is on a mission to save lives both in the operating room and beyond. As March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ...