Appendix cancer, once rare, is now rising sharply among younger people. Firstpost brings out an expert’s views on the risk ...

Robotic surgery reduced 3-year cancer recurrence to 1.6% vs 4.0% with laparoscopy Patients had better urinary, sexual, and bowel function with robotic surgery Disease-free survival also favored ...

A new phase 1 clinical trial titled DINOMITE (NCT06834126) is exploring an innovative approach to improving radiation therapy for rectal cancer by enhancing tumor oxygenation. The trial builds on ...

Early signs of colon cancer include rectal bleeding and changes in bowel movements. Young patients can feel embarrassed to talk about early symptoms such as constipation and diarrhea.

Dr. Herrell added, “We are unlike any surgical robot out there today. The Virtuoso system is designed for a different set of procedures and approaches that have not yet benefited from robotics.

Hepatic artery infusion (HAI) therapy offers a new approach for people whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver. It allows physicians to deliver chemotherapy directly to the liver at doses up ...

Now, “what we just published shows two things. Those rectal cancer patients remain at 100%, at almost 50 patients responding completely, but it’s durable.

Vienna, Austria – Rectal cancer is a type of bowel cancer that develops in the last several centimetres of the large intestine, just before the anus. It’s one of the most common cancers in ...

A man pouring medications out of a bottle into his hand. Getty As for all 49 patients with rectal cancer who participated in the study, “there was no evidence of cancer after immunotherapy ...

The immunotherapy protocol successfully treated 100% of rectal cancer patients involved in the trial, according to reports. Getty Images In all 49 rectal cancer patients, there was no evidence of ...

A "groundbreaking" cancer treatment trial by Memorial Sloan Kettering shows immunotherapy alone can eliminate some tumors, offering patients an alternative to chemotherapy and surgery.

The surgical treatment of mid-low rectal cancer poses greater technical challenges, and whether robotic surgery provides superior safety and efficacy compared to laparoscopic surgery remains ...