For the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, complex colorectal surgery has been performed via one small incision through ...

Aspirin reduces the risk for colorectal cancer in high-risk groups, such as Lynch syndrome, but shows no benefit in the ...

David Lyon is one of a growing number of young adults dealing with colorectal cancer. Studies have shown an 80% increase in ...

For many individuals undergoing treatment for colorectal cancer, surgery can alter how the body eliminates waste, making an ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers when caught early, yet it remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Screening is essential because it detects the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: After my brother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, I read that it's often treated with surgery first. Can you tell me more about the surgery? ANSWER: When someone is diagnosed ...

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 ...

Donna Gainer was enjoying life by hiking, biking and eating healthy. So it was a surprise when she was diagnosed with ...

Mel Buchanan didn’t expect anything unusual when she scheduled her first colonoscopy last year. She had no symptoms and was ...

Guidelines show patients should start getting colonoscopies at age 45, and even earlier if they have a family history.

A UT Dallas and UT Southwestern study found tumors in younger patients develop in scar-like colon tissue - changes that may occur before cancer forms. Last month, actor James Van Der Beek died of ...

Spencer Laird first noticed blood in his stool when he was 25. His doctor thought it was hemorrhoids caused by his work as a mechanic. Eighteen months later, a colonoscopy found colorectal cancer, ...