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.

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 ...

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 ...

A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer shows favorable results in that surgery can sometimes be avoided completely. It also reduces the risk of recurrence. The method has been confirmed as ...

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 — ...

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 ...

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 ...

Having an ostomy is a dreaded prospect for many patients with rectal cancer. To defer, and potentially avoid, this life-altering surgery, the watch-and-wait approach has become increasingly common ...

Anastomotic leakage remains one of the most severe complications following rectal cancer surgery. It is characterised by a defect at the suture or staple line, leading to a breach in the bowel’s ...

Lower abdominal visceral fat area and prolonged surgery are independent risk factors. (HealthDay News) — Lower abdominal visceral fat area (VFA), older age, and prolonged surgery are independent risk ...

Breast cancer cases in Rangpur are increasing at an alarming rate, with 102 out of 267 cancer patients who underwent surgery in the last five months diagnosed with the disease, doctors at Rangpur ...