Panelists discuss how diagnosis and staging of anal cancer involves digital rectal examination, high-resolution anoscopy with biopsy, p16 testing, and pelvic MRI for accurate staging, while ...

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

Panelists discuss how anal cancer epidemiology shows increasing incidence in both sexes with HPV infection as the primary risk factor, affecting predominantly women with a median age of 60, while ...

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, ...

References: Omer DM, Shah F, Luthra A, et al. Clinical and genomic characterization of secondary rectal cancer after radiotherapy for prostate cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(3):e251039. doi:10. ...

Currently, cancers with this genetic mutation are typically treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Dr. Andrea Cercek and her team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center completed a ...

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.

The three-year study followed 3,508 patients with stage I through III colon or rectal cancer who had undergone surgery. In a double-blind trial, participants were randomly assigned to receive ...

Even though rectal bleeding is alarming, doctors say patients are ashamed to mention it, delaying colon cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Heather Barry, a 36-year-old mom of three, said in an interview with ‘Today’ that she saw doctors for months due to concerning symptoms before she finally was diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer.