After surgery for rectal cancer . How you feel after your bowel (rectal) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit ...

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 ...

Rectal cancer is relatively common, with about 46,220 new cases diagnosed in the United States each year (27,330 in men and 18,890 in women), according to the American Cancer Society.Deaths from ...

A "groundbreaking" cancer treatment trial by Memorial Sloan Kettering shows immunotherapy alone can eliminate some tumors, offering patients an alternative to chemotherapy and surgery.

Robotic surgery reduced 3-year cancer recurrence to 1.6% vs 4.0% with laparoscopy Patients had better urinary, sexual, and bowel function with robotic surgery Disease-free survival also favored ...

Dr. Cerek reported that “20% of non-rectal cancer patients” who still had to undergo surgery “saw lower rates of cancer recurrence." She said this suggests that “even if the effect wasn ...

A new study found that the immunotherapy treatment worked against some types of cancers, allowing patients to avoid surgery and other types of more invasive treatment to cure their disease.

Three of the 12 lymph nodes removed during surgery tested positive, so Wendling’s rectal cancer was declared Stage 3. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he had a rocky hospital stay.

Mr Slesser said: "This is a massive breakthrough in cancer surgery." He said the team was refining the process and working on performing operations using a robotic surgical system in the future.

Immunotherapy helps certain cancer patients avoid surgery: ‘We hope this is the future’ ... Kelly Spill didn’t cry when she was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28.