For the hundreds of thousands of people who undergo sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer each year, saving the ...

A woman who had her anus, rectum and bladder removed after a surgery for a "non-existent" tumour has claimed that she was "mutilated". Tania, 39, from Valencia, Spain, is taking legal action over ...

A woman who underwent the removal of her anus, rectum, and bladder during an operation for what she says was a "non-existent" tumor has alleged she was "mutilated". Tania, 39, from Valencia, Spain, is ...

For patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer, one of the most troublesome long-term complications is small bowel ...

Colon cancer, also called colorectal cancer, begins in the colon or rectum. These organs are part of the large intestine, ...

In the phase 2/3 STAR-TREC trial, 78.5% of patients given long-course chemoradiotherapy kept their rectum at 12 months, versus 60.6% with short-course radiotherapy. Patients with early-stage and ...

Colon cancer can cause complications such as bowel obstruction or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Treatments for colon cancer, such as surgery or chemotherapy, can also cause complications. Colon ...