Local recurrences after macroscopically complete resection of the primary rectal cancer occurred in 23 of the 397 patients (5.79%) randomly assigned to preoperative CRT and in 37 of the 393 ...

A major milestone in robotic surgery was achieved in Casablanca on Thursday with the successful completion of the first robot-assisted visceral surgery at the Cheikh Khalifa International University ...

Comparative systematic review and meta-analysis between robotic and laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer: oncological and short-term outcomes. Cureus . Published online ...

Traditionally, rectal cancer surgery has involved either a low anterior resection – removing the part of the rectum containing the cancer and reconnecting the remaining part of the rectum to the colon ...

The immunotherapy protocol successfully treated 100% of rectal cancer patients involved in the trial. “My husband, Tommy, and I were preparing for the worst,” recalled Maureen Sideris, ...

Colorectal cancer patients are ‘getting younger,’ warns surgeon — people are ‘too embarrassed’ about these 2 issues ...

Patients with secondary rectal cancer (SRC) after radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer have shorter survival compared with matched treatment-naïve patients, but factors explaining this gap have been ...

More than 150,000 Americans could get diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year, but lifestyle changes can lower your risk, and testing can catch it early. CNN values your feedback 1.