Patients treated for rectal cancer at hospitals that are accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) were less likely to have cancer ...

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, new research indicates. The findings, from UVA Cancer Center's ...

Having an ostomy is a dreaded prospect for many patients with rectal cancer. To defer, and potentially avoid, this life-altering surgery, the watch-and-wait approach has become increasingly common ...

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy followed by surgery can improve overall survival compared with surgery alone in certain patients with locally advanced rectal cancers, most notably in those with lower rectal ...

Postoperative insulin resistance developed to a similar extent in both the open surgery and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) groups. The surgical approach did not significantly af ...

Robotic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) demonstrated positive outcomes, with minimal blood loss and low conversion rates in 355 cases. The Senhance Robotic System was used in sigmoid ...

Ahead of the study's publication, the data was shared at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology Gastrointestinal ...

Researchers identified a six-gene signature in microscopic colorectal cancer (CRC) liver metastases that may help predict ...

MRI can predict the risk of rectal cancer reccurring or spreading for patients who have undergone chemotherapy and radiation, new research indicates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many ...