This operation removes a diseased section of the rectum and sigmoid colon ... mesentery so it can meet the end of the colon. To reduce the risk of cancer cells spreading, the surgeon will wash ...

Abdominoperineal resection: usually performed for a lower rectal or anal cancer. Involves the surgical removal of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon, along with associated lymph nodes ...

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer ... through the wall of her sigmoid colon, the part of the ...

Her colon had to be “unkinked” during an emergency colonoscopy, Grenham says, then shortened to prevent it from happening again. The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine nearest ...

Several factors significantly influence prognosis, including the stage of the cancer at diagnosis, its location within the colon and the effectiveness of treatment. A new study suggests that a ...

In an attempt to clarify the relation of polyps to cancer, we have accordingly ... For example, polyposis involving the transverse colon and sigmoid raises problems of therapy too extensive ...

Several types of approved methods exist for colorectal cancer screening. The first method is visual inspection of the colon. The gold standard of these tests is the colonoscopy. This procedure ...

A new study finds that regular exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer lives after diagnosis, and in some cases, even longer than people who didn't have cancer. Colon cancer is on the ...