CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Doctors at The Christ Hospital are now utilizing robotic surgery for colon cancer resections, a method that has shown to significantly improve healing and recovery times. Dr.

Colon cancer recurrence risk falls below 0.5% at 6 years post-surgery, offering a practical benchmark for defining cure, according to new research.

With more than 234 million major operations performed annually worldwide, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols are transforming how healthcare facilities approach perioperative and ...

Pastorino and colleagues noted that defining cure in stage II and III colon cancer has been challenging for two reasons: It ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

An anastomosis from colon surgery can take several weeks to fully heal. Checking in with your care team is important, as problems such as anastomotic leakage need immediate attention. If a section of ...

Summerville Medical Center recently marked a major milestone in its minimally invasive robotic surgery program, performing the first procedure using its new state-of-the-art robotic surgical system.

P. Marco Fisichella, MD, of Loyola University Health System in Chicago is treating patients with conditions such as diverticulitis using a laparoscopic surgery technique, which can help patients ...

This bowel-saving surgery is nothing to sneeze at. Surgeons have successfully placed part of a Florida man’s colon back into his body after it fell out following a forceful sneeze. The 63-year-old was ...

PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - A young woman paid a special visit to the frontline workers who treated her after she suffered a life-threatening illness. Katherine Nava on Saturday morning reunited with ...