A new report found that colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50, even as overall cancer ...

Before surgery, you will have to get examined by different doctors to make sure the rest of your body, including your heart and lungs, are healthy enough for surgery, says Dr. Julian Sanchez, a ...

Dr. Steven Lee-Kong joined Hackensack University Medical Center as chief of colorectal surgery, completing what the health provider calls its “dream team.” Lee-Kong is known for having one of the ...

A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

Colorectal surgery involves resection, or removal, of parts of the colon, rectum or both, to remove cancer. Surgery is most effective when the tumor is diagnosed before it has spread to other parts of ...

A mom recalls her first symptoms of colorectal cancer, which she mistook for hemorrhoids caused by her pregnancy at the time.

The researchers examined the five leading causes of cancer death among the under-50 age group. They found that overall, from 1990 through 2023, more than 1.2 million people died of cancer in the ...

From left to right: Swetha Ramakrishnan, MD; Joseph Mareno Jr., MD; Monica Hum, MD; Marissa Anderson, MD; Evan Feldman, MD Specializing only in the care of your colon and rectal health, ATL Colorectal ...