WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (WPVI) -- Doctors, medical oncologists, and other cancer experts from across the globe spent several days at Lankenau Medical Center, trying to find better approaches to rectal cancer.

Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Cancer Center announced on September 22 that it recently ...

The Chinorec trial reveals that combining Yervoy and Opdivo with chemoradiotherapy is safe for rectal cancer, though response rates remain unchanged.

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy may be efficacious enough for certain patients with advanced rectal cancer to avoid surgery, research showed. Upfront chemotherapy and radiotherapy may help reduce the ...

Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD (seated) with nurse Kieran Kelleher BSN-RN. Dr. Garcia-Aguilar and the colorectal service at MSK are experts at the watch and wait approach to ...

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 ...

Patients who have undergone surgery for colorectal cancer experience fewer serious complications and fewer readmissions when ...

New cancer research pioneered by Memorial Sloan Kettering points to a strong alternative to chemotherapy, surgery and radiation for some forms of cancer. Nearly 80% of patients who suffered from a ...

The authors point out that the use or nonuse of mechanical bowel preparation prior to colonic surgery is still controversial. With respect to rectal cancer, data are limited because rectal cancer ...

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 ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...