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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy on Oct. 8 as an ...

A multicenter Japanese study of 135 patients shows robot-assisted pelvic exenteration for advanced rectal cancer achieved 98 percent complete resection with dramatically lower blood loss and no 30-day ...

I was hospitalized for the first time in my life for colon cancer surgery—it was okay to say, 'I'm scared'In my previous ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)—genetic material shed from tumors into the bloodstream—may help risk-stratify patients with Stage 3 colon cancer by tailoring chemotherapy options after surgery based on ...

Robotic surgery offers significant benefits over laparoscopic procedures for many patients undergoing colectomies for colon cancer, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center. They also ...

For the hundreds of thousands of people who undergo sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer each year, saving the ...

This bowel-saving surgery is nothing to sneeze at. Surgeons have successfully placed part of a Florida man’s colon back into his body after it fell out following a forceful sneeze. The 63-year-old was ...

Woman survived colon cancer three times after being diagnosed in her teens, 20s and 30s. She shares her symptoms and how ...

Colorectal cancer is, unfortunately, becoming more common in adolescents and young adults and represents a different disease ...

A GREAT British Bake Off contestant has revealed her battle with colorectal cancer in an emotional social media post. The ...

Phantom GI is developing a device designed to create an ostomy under local anesthesia, potentially offering an option for ...