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 ...

I felt like I won the lottery!” Dr. Cerek reported that “20% of non-rectal cancer patients” who still had to undergo surgery “saw lower rates of cancer recurrence." She said this suggests ...

New cancer research pioneered by Memorial Sloan Kettering points to a strong alternative to chemotherapy, surgery and radiation for some forms of cancer. Nearly 80% of patients who suffered from a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Three of the 12 lymph nodes removed during surgery tested positive, so Wendling’s rectal cancer was declared Stage 3. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he had a rocky hospital stay. He spiked a ...

A groundbreaking study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting has revealed remarkable potential for helping certain cancer patients avoid surgery through ...

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.

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.

The treatment of early-stage solid tumors in the curative setting with a combination of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery can be ... locally advanced rectal cancer at a median follow-up of ...