The usual treatment for rectal cancer is surgery, with most patients requiring a temporary stoma or ostomy. Up to one-third of patients with colorectal cancer often require a permanent colostomy.

found that the immunotherapy treatment worked against not only advanced rectal cancer but other cancer types too, allowing patients to avoid surgery and other types of more invasive treatment to ...

2. Radiotherapy alone and Radiotherapy combined with Chemotherapy both Enable Patients to avoid surgery for Rectal Cancer The STAR-TREC study (2) has shown that organ-preserving strategies are ...

Christopher Sadowski “Using the standard-of-care treatment of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy to treat rectal cancer is effective,” Cercek said. “But the treatments can leave people ...

A promising new study presented at the American Association for Cancer ... surgery. These drugs work by boosting the body's natural ability to detect and destroy cancer cells. Among patients with ...

In the 20% of non-rectal cancer patients who still needed surgery post-therapy, researchers saw that the immunotherapy often shrunk the tumor and even lowered the stage classifications of some of ...

Wen: Treatment depends on multiple factors, including the stage of cancer and the person’s overall health. Surgery is the most common treatment. Radiation and chemotherapy are sometimes offered ...

“Our results suggest that trying to save the anal sphincter in patients with distal rectal cancer whose tumors do not respond to neoadjuvant therapy may compromise recurrence-free survival.” Sphincter ...

Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD (seated) with nurse Kieran Kelleher BSN-RN. Dr. Garcia-Aguilar and the colorectal service at MSK are experts at the watch and wait approach to ...

Lower abdominal visceral fat area and prolonged surgery are independent risk factors. (HealthDay News) — Lower abdominal visceral fat area (VFA), older age, and prolonged surgery are independent ...

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering ...