Rectal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the rectum, which is the last part of your digestive system. When you eat, food moves through your stomach, passes through the small intestine, and ...

The 5 year disease-specific survival in those who underwent potentially curative resection was reported for stage I, II, and III rectal cancer as 97%, 82%, and 61% in the laparoscopic sphincter ...

The American Cancer Society has updated its colon and rectal cancer screening guidelines to recommend that adults get screened starting at age 45, instead of 50.

Upward Trend Continues A National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) study found a steady increase in the use of local excision for stage I rectal cancers from 1989 to 2003 (Ann Surg. 2007;245:726-733).