Long-term follow-up confirms the initial outcomes of a paradigm-changing study in rectal cancer -- preoperative, compared with postoperative, chemoradiotherapy significantly improves local control.

The standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is radical resection, achieved via low anterior resection (LAR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR). However, transanal excision (TAE) ...

Marcus Wendling toughed out a grueling half Ironman triathlon — months later, he was diagnosed with Stage 3 rectal cancer at 47 after noticing one symptom.

The watch-and-wait approach to the treatment of rectal cancer in patients who achieve a clinical complete response to chemoradiotherapy is as safe as surgery.

Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection had worse short-term outcomes when compared with robotic resection, according to a review.

A new study published in JAMA Network Open examines the relationship between the anatomical location of postcolonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRCs) and patient mortality outcomes within the ...

PURPOSEOrgan preservation has become an attractive alternative to surgery (total mesorectal excision [TME]) among patients with rectal cancer after neoadjuvant therapy who achieve a clinical complete ...

Among patients with mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR), locally advanced rectal cancer, neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade eliminated the need for surgery in a high proportion of patients. Whether ...

“With FDA’s clearance of the da Vinci SP system for transanal local resection, surgeons have a new option in colorectal surgery to positively impact patient outcomes,” said Intuitive ...