Early detection of colon cancer is key to survival. New guidance advises endoscopists in identifying malignant colorectal polyps and recommendations for surgery. New guidance released by the US ...

USA: A new study from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center indicates that carefully selected patients with malignant colorectal polyps carrying high-risk features may be managed safely without ...

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Patrick Hellen is an avid golfer who was in good health when he underwent a routine colonoscopy in 2017. The procedure revealed a polyp in the cecum - the first ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in the United States. This highlights the importance of early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions like large polyps. Endoscopy ...

For the majority of patients with large or difficult to remove colorectal polyps (growths in the colon), the incidence of cancer is actually lower than previously thought, and using more advanced ...

Sang W. Lee PROCTOLOGY Clinical Professor; Chief, Colon and Rectal Surgery Keck Medicine of USC Sang W. Lee, MD has pioneered ...

The figure was derived from‘International consensus on the management of large (≥20 mm) non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: A World Endoscopy Organisation Delphi study’; Djinbachian et al, 2023; Under ...

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 ...

March is colorectal cancer awareness month. As part of that, we're looking at treatments, so here's a robotic surgery system that's helping some patients. Deliz Flores was in her 50s and living in ...