The procedure might be trendy, but it comes with risks and doesn't address the root causes of digestive problems.

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Exero Medical, a medical technology company developing monitoring solutions for post-operative care, today reported positive results from its pivotal clinical study of the company's FDA ...

A short burst of immunotherapy before surgery is delivering surprisingly powerful results for a specific type of colorectal ...

Molecular/genomic profiling is expanding precision selection of systemic therapy and may enable immunotherapy-driven organ ...

Colon cancer surgery may be safely delayed up to 49 days. Read more on survival and prehabilitation implications.

“Aspirin is a drug that is readily available globally and extremely inexpensive compared to many modern cancer drugs, which is very positive,” says Anna Martling.

Not everyone with colorectal cancers and bowel diseases needs a colostomy. You may be able to avoid ostomy surgery, depending on the reason for it. A colostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an ...

Stage 4 colon cancer is considered advanced: cancer has spread beyond your colon to distant organs. Treatment may involve a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or ablation.

CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. IT IS STILL THE SECOND DEADLIEST CANCER FOR AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN. THE THIRD MOST COMMON CANCER OVERALL. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT WHAT’S BEHIND THOSE TROUBLING NUMBERS. I’M GOING ...

While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on ...