Surgery plays a central role in treatment for colorectal cancer—and is usually the first step

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 ...
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Why Watch and Wait Instead of Rectal Cancer Surgery May Be Right for You

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 ...
CURE

Signatera May Predict Recurrence in Anal, Rectal Cancers

Molecular recurrence signals preceded symptoms or imaging in all recurrences observed, indicating ctDNA may enable earlier intervention than conventional surveillance paradigms. Post-neoadjuvant ctDNA ...
AOL

The Difference Between Rectal and Colon Cancer — And Why It Matters

Colorectal cancer is often spoken of as a single disease, but it actually refers to two related cancers: colon cancer and rectal cancer. The latter was recently revealed as the reason we lost the ...
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Disruptive Analysis of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Clinical and Therapeutic Distinctions Between Low- and Mid-Rectal Cancers

VIKTORIA-1 Trial of Gedatolisib Plus Fulvestrant With or Without Palbociclib in Hormone Receptor–Positive/HER2−/PIK3CA Wild-Type Advanced Breast Cancer Total ...
The Union Democrat

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Treating colorectal cancer with surgery

After my brother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, I read that it's often treated with surgery first. Can you tell me ...

I thought I had piles – then cancer treatment nearly killed me

Jane Locke’s ordeal began in November 2021 following a severe allergic reaction to the chemotherapy medication that left her ...