WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (WPVI) -- Doctors, medical oncologists, and other cancer experts from across the globe spent several days at Lankenau Medical Center, trying to find better approaches to rectal cancer.

Pilot study finds rectal cancer surgery shifts the perioperative microbiome, lowering diversity and increasing Enterococcus ...

Colon cancer can be found in a few ways, including a digital rectal exam and a fecal occult blood test. There is also the option of using devices in a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. There is also a ...

Cancer treatment doesn’t end when the last surgery or cycle of chemotherapy is complete, especially for patients who have ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...

Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, but her death certificate also revealed she was diagnosed with rectal cancer ...

Kelly Spill didn’t cry when she was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28. She held her emotions together when her surgeon told her that she might not be able to carry another baby — ...

This week, details from Catherine O’Hara’s death certificate were revealed by TMZ, which confirmed pulmonary embolism as the ...

New cancer research pioneered by Memorial Sloan Kettering points to a strong alternative to chemotherapy, surgery and radiation for some forms of cancer. Nearly 80% of patients who suffered from a ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, ...

"It is clear that this can no longer be called an old person’s disease." ...