Delays or errors in colorectal cancer diagnoses can be linked to failures in primary care physicians' workup, that is, the procedures or tests performed to arrive at diagnosis, according to a ...

But doctors were suspicious and kept testing because of an enlarged lymph node near her rectal area. Dutton officially found out she had S tage 3B rectal cancer on Black Friday in November 2023.

Nurse diagnosed with rectal cancer at 33 reveals 2 symptoms doctors dismissed She was healthy, young, active and had no risk factors for colorectal cancer, but there were warning signs. "It can ...

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

Rectal cancer diagnoses are rising among young adults under 50 years old. This is a worrying trend that highlights the importance of less toxic treatment options like dostarlimab.

The immunotherapy protocol successfully treated 100% of rectal cancer patients involved in the trial, according to reports. Getty Images In all 49 rectal cancer patients, there was no evidence of ...

Secondary rectal cancer carried a significantly lower mutational burden (median 4.4 vs 5.8 per megabase), lower frequency of inactivating somatic alterations in the adenomatous polyposis coli gene ...

Verheij FS, Omer DM, Williams H, et al. Long-term results of organ preservation in patients with rectal adenocarcinoma treated with total neoadjuvant therapy: the randomized phase II OPRA trial. J ...