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 ...

It's well documented; a colonoscopy is one of the only procedures in the medical field that can not only detect cancer but prevent cancer. That's by finding and removing questionable polyps before ...

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 ...

Colostomies have traditionally been done with open surgeries, but laparoscopic surgery offers a less invasive option that can help limit pain, recovery time, and possible complications. A laparoscopic ...

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.

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

TUPELO — The implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for colorectal surgeries at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo has led to shorter hospital stays for colorectal ...

Sponsored FOY Procedure Helps Scuba Diver Conquer Complex Colon Polyps and Dive Again Sunil Amin, M.D., a gastroenterologist and Director of Endoscopy at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System ...

Most people don’t get a T-shirt to commemorate their colonoscopy — but David Hungerford had an unusual, life-changing ...

Researchers studied 7,424 privately insured colon cancer patients to see whether economic theory would drive up patient utilization of healthcare services, particularly open resection and laparoscopic ...