ROME — Pope Francis underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest malady to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - A young woman paid a special visit to the frontline workers who treated her after she suffered a life-threatening illness. Katherine Nava on Saturday morning reunited with ...

A young mother battling colon cancer — highlighting the need for insurance-covered colonoscopies for younger patients — is now in desperate need of a liver transplant after enduring an extensive ...

CHICAGO (AP) – A type of colon cancer surgery involving an extremely small incision does not necessarily mean a quicker, less painful recovery, and should be avoided until more is known about whether ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please recommend the best treatment for colon cancer after surgery, when only 1 out of 39 lymph nodes had cancerous cells? -- H.L. ANSWER: Surgery remains the primary way to ...

Managing Pain and Discomfort While Deciding on a Course of Treatment Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO Stage 4 colon cancer, also known as metastatic colon cancer, is an advanced cancer that ...

Can exercise “therapy” and diet improve survival in patients with colon cancer? It appears so, according to two pivotal studies presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2025 annual ...

This bowel-saving surgery is nothing to sneeze at. Surgeons have successfully placed part of a Florida man’s colon back into his body after it fell out following a forceful sneeze. The 63-year-old was ...