Depending on tumor location, presurgical radiation can improve overall survival, but that option comes with an increased risk ...

Internal radiotherapy means giving radiotherapy to the cancer from inside the back passage (rectum). It is also called brachytherapy. You might have brachytherapy with other treatments for rectal ...

More moments together. Three words that sum up what Yorkshire Cancer Research is all about. Finding more treatments and more ...

Read this article to find out why and how steroids such as dexamethasone are used – and withdrawn – in palliative care.

A Gleason score of 8–10 indicates a highly aggressive prostate cancer that will likely grow quickly. In Australia, 67.9% of ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), colon and rectum cancers collectively accounted for approximately 916,000 ...

The Phase I trial — meaning it is the first in humans and had the goal of showing the therapy is safe — examined 12 patients with gastrointestinal cancers, including colon and rectal cancer.

Many organizations help patients pay for cancer treatment, medication, and other expenses. Fred Hutch Cancer Center offers financial assistance to patients based on family need. Low-income patients ...