Traditionally, treatment for colorectal cancer meant surgery, often leaving patients with a colostomy bag for life. But Patty ...

A new report found that colorectal cancer causes more deaths than any other type of cancer, including breast and lung cancers ...

Rectal cancer is a type of bowel cancer that develops in the last several centimeters of the large intestine, just before the anus. It’s one of the most common cancers in Europe, with over 125,000 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgeons successfully split a deceased donor’s liver to give to two transplant recipients. One recipient, a man ...

A Manitoba appeal board has dismissed an appeal from a woman whose surgery to treat advanced colorectal cancer was cancelled ...

Because of the rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger people, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advises ...

The mental load of being a cancer patient.

A toxin secreted by cholera bacteria can inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer without causing any measurable damage to the ...

Even after surgery and chemotherapy, some cancers, like pancreatic and colorectal, maintain a foothold in the body and ...

Chronic inflammation may be quietly reshaping the colon and making it more vulnerable to early-onset colorectal cancer. Scientists found that colon tissue in younger patients was stiffer, even in ...

Colorectal cancer can cause bleeding from polyps in the digestive tract. This can lead to iron deficiency anemia. Oral and intravenous iron may help, but there may be some risks. Persistent bleeding ...