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 ...

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

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 ...

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.

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

A small study suggests that chewing gum after colon surgery may speed the return of normal bowel function and shorten patients' hospital stays, according to a report in the February issue of Archives ...