Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Means Faster Recovery for Some Cancer Patients If colorectal cancer is found through screening, surgery is quickly scheduled to remove the tumor. The standard open surgery ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have colon surgery at high-volume hospitals are more likely than patients at smaller ones to go straight home for recovery without needing special care, ...

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 ...

For a small early stage colon cancer, your surgeon might just remove the cancer from the bowel lining, along with a border of healthy tissue. This is called a local resection. Find out about a local ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

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 ...

Chewing gum may speed recovery after bowel surgery, research suggests. A US team found chewing gum seemed to speed up the return of normal bowel function, and therefore help shorten hospital stays.

Adele Roberts has revealed she’s taken the “first step” to get her colon fully functioning again after completing her bowel cancer treatment last year. The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 43, was diagnosed ...

IT was on a skiing holiday in Austria in February 2018 that dad-of-two Nick Turner became worried that something ‘wasn’t right’ with his insides. Exactly one year later, 60-year-old Mr Turner was back ...