Still, story after story of younger, healthy people facing colon cancer diagnoses—like this 34-year-old mom—have prompted medical authorities to update ... infection, and rectal tears. The reasoning ...

I CLIMB into a coffin-like chamber and place a mask over my nose and mouth. “In a few moments, it will fill with gas,” a woman in scrubs tells me.  The door slides closed and my heart starts ...

Background Endoscopic intermuscular dissection (EID) is a promising new technique for managing rectal deep submucosal invasive cancer (D-SMIC), but long-term outcome data are currently lacking.

Total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) is recommended for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) with high-risk factors. The objective of this multi-center phase 2 study is to evaluate the impact of a newly ...

Hospital bed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. File photo 2015. In New Hampshire, the state’s cancer registry has been used to determine that there is a higher-than-usual ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open examines the relationship between the anatomical location of postcolonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRCs) and patient mortality outcomes within the ...

Midstate woman battles stage 4 cancer, while hoping to inspire others with use of medical device The surgery was a first for the Sarah Cannon Cancer Network.

The “Jane Doe” plaintiffs suing LMH Health claiming that their personal information, including nude medical photos, was improperly accessed by a physical therapist at the University of Kansas ...

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer related death in the U.S., with nearly 53,0001 fatalities expected in 2025. While the burden of this disease is significant, advancements in ...

A 27-year-old Dearborn police dispatcher is pursuing his dream of becoming a doctor after overcoming a rare cancer diagnosis that nearly derailed his plans.

Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck ...

A study conducted at the Botucatu School of Medicine at São Paulo State University (FMB-UNESP) in Brazil has shown that low-dose vitamin D supplementation can increase the effectiveness of ...