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 ...

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 ...

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.

High profile Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce is urging men to get their prostate checked as he heads into surgery after an early cancer diagnosis. Saffron is a journalist, editor and author with more ...