Early detection of colon cancer is key to survival. New guidance advises endoscopists in identifying malignant colorectal polyps and recommendations for surgery. New guidance released by the US ...

Colorectal surgery is a medical operation that is performed on the colon, rectum and anus. Colorectal surgeons, who are also referred to as proctologists, are responsible for carrying out this ...

Doctors at Advent Health in Orlando are using the newly Food and Drug Administration-approved Senhance system for minimally invasive abdominal surgery. Unlike other robotic systems, Senhance provides ...

A small group of U.S. surgeons are pioneering a less-invasive technique for removing polyps from the colon that could help tens of thousands of patients prevent colon cancer with less pain and ...

Artificial intelligence is helping doctors distinguish in real time whether polyps, a telltale sign of colorectal cancer, are life-threatening or safe to be left alone, reducing the need for costly ...

SIOUX CITY | Last August, Gary Wood was lying on an operating room table at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's staring up at a network of robotic arms that reminded him of an octopus. Although the ...

For diseases and conditions in which surgery was previously the only treatment option, advancements in endoscopic techniques and technology continue to provide patients and their providers with less ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The death of actress Kirstie Alley is the latest reminder of increasing cases of colon cancer. The guidelines of who should be screened and when have also changed within the past ...

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering ...

Millions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies. But when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, patients are referred for ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first blood test to be used as a first-line screening to detect colon and colorectal cancer. This new blood test for colon ...