Implementing a standardized day 1 discharge protocol after minimally invasive colon surgery safely reduces hospital length of stay.

Patients assigned to receive high-dose eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), an omega-3 fatty acid, before and after surgery for ...

An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 33 studies suggests that surgery performed 8–14 days after stent placement ...

Azucena (Suzy) Reyes had colon cancer symptoms like nausea, stomach pain, and vomiting for months before she was diagnosed.

The cohort met its primary endpoint of major pathologic response, with 83% of patients having little or no cancer remaining ...

Want to support independent women's media? Become a Mamamia subscriber and get an all-access pass to everything we make, ...

Agenus ( AGEN) reported that 72% of patients with locally advanced colon cancer had no detectable cancer remaining at surgery ...

In the previous article, I wrote about how I stopped chemotherapy for colorectal cancer after four sessions, and how my tumor ...

I am afraid that if I strain on the toilet, my surgical wound might tear.I feel like I cannot empty my bowels completely, so ...

Abbott’s WGS-based Oncodetect MRD test showed a 30% sensitivity improvement for post-surgical colorectal cancer recurrence.

In the phase 3 EMT2 trial, high-dose EPA was associated with longer overall survival but not improved progression-free ...

Some people with rectal cancer may be able to avoid chemotherapy, radiation and major surgery after a new US approval for the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab. The decision applies only to a specific ...