Dana Saunders Sr. saw his mother suffer and die from colon cancer in 2015. Three years ago, at age 58, he was diagnosed with it. He had surgery to remove part of his colon in 2021. He stopped eating ...

Colon cancer rates are surging worldwide, especially among younger and relatively healthy people, making it more important ...

Our providers at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center have unique expertise in some of the newest, most innovative, minimally invasive surgical procedures ...

Our fellowship program is focused on training the next generation of academic colorectal surgeons and leaders ... Complex joint cases with urology, gynecology oncology, surgical oncology, vascular ...

Colorectal Surgery with Transanal Excision procedure is an option for patients needing colon or rectal removal. In this procedure, the surgeon removes the colon or rectum and the surrounding tissue ...

Colon-cancer treatment Treatment varies depending on how far the cancer has advanced and where in the bowel it is, but it can include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

Methods: Pertinent studies on antimicrobial prophylaxis for elective colorectal surgery were identified from a Medline search of English language publications since 1966. Results: We found ...