Immunotherapy wipes out some colorectal tumors without surgery, signaling a major shift toward less invasive treatment.

Qaelon Medical and Scialytics today announced a strategic, non-exclusive partnership to integrate Qaelon's real-time physiologic GI data into Scialytics' AI-driven surgical analytics platform. The ...

Robotic surgery is a viable and sometimes advantageous approach for emergency colorectal surgery, a setting in which it has previously been underused and understudied, according to new research ...

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

Roughly one-third of colorectal cancer survivors require temporary or permanent ostomy formation, making perioperative counseling and survivorship planning central to long-term quality-of-life ...

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 ...

While robotic-assisted surgery was initially cleared for use in general laparascopic surgery by the Food and Drug ...

A colorectal cancer doctor is making the case for butting into your family’s business. Dr. Parul Shukla, a colon and rectal surgeon with Northwell Health, said there’s a key piece of advice he always ...

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Colon cancer symptoms in women are similar to those in men, but they can be confused with gynecological issues, like cramping ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These physicians treat diseases of the intestinal tract, colon and rectum. Oliver ...