Booking Health, a leading medical travel facilitator, has announced the expansion of its oncology services to improve ...

After a stage 3b rectal cancer diagnosis, one patient endured radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, and complications, relying on resilience, advocacy and support.

I was diagnosed with diverticulitis, which caused a bowel perforation. I had a sigmoidectomy, no problem, and a resection.

Taken together with previous observational, genomic, and early trial data, our findings support the integration of aspirin into clinical practice for a molecularly defined subgroup of patients with ...

"Incontinence" doesn't apply strictly to urinary symptoms. A Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon speaks to unpredictable bowel movements, too.

Meanwhile, a systematic review and meta-analysis in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology examined differences in risks for hepatic and extrahepatic outcomes -- such as mortality or cardiovascular ...

Asian countries have a large number of colorectal cancer patients, with China, which saw about 517,100 new cases in 2022, and Japan having the second-largest number in its cancer population. - Kenya ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and as the years pass, it’s clear that the degree of people under 50 that are being diagnosed with the ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the field of cancer immuno-oncology. ICIs act on cancer cells by blocking the interaction between immune checkpoint proteins on immune cells and ...

According to two studies by the American Cancer Society (ACS), there’s been a recent surge in colorectal cancer in people aged 45 to 49. ACS scientists found that after 15 years of stable colorectal ...

Background: The occurrence of isolated splenic metastasis in association with colorectal cancer is exceedingly rare. This paper presents a case of isolated splenic metastasis identified one year after ...

Among patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, concurrent chemoradiotherapy did not significantly increase second pelvic malignancies compared to chemotherapy alone, but it did raise the risk for ...