A small U.S. study of rectal cancer patients with a certain mutation found that every single person treated with an immunotherapy drug had their cancer "disappear" without the need for further ...

A new treatment for rectal cancer is allowing some patients to avoid surgery. Doctors are seeing more young adults diagnosed ...

Kelly Spill didn’t cry when she was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28. She held her emotions together when her surgeon told her that she might not be able to carry another baby — ...

Colorectal cancer, the abnormal growth of cancerous cells in the large intestine or the rectum, is one of the most common ...

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 ...

Opdivo® (nivolumab) in combination with Yervoy® (ipilimumab) has been made available within NHS Scotland for the first line treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) or ...

Kim Newcomer, director of volunteers, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, discusses a study conducted with Takeda and the Harris Poll, focusing on the treatment experiences of patients with metastatic ...

Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA and precision medicine, today announced the publication in npj ...

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 ...

A biopsy and imaging confirmed Behnke had Stage 3b colorectal cancer. "It had broken through the rectal wall and was in some ...

I was living a normal 29-year-old life. I thought my symptoms were no big deal, until they started happening more ...

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 ...