It's well documented; a colonoscopy is one of the only procedures in the medical field that can not only detect cancer but prevent cancer. That's by finding and removing questionable polyps before ...

Market forces in healthcare, such as managed care programs and hospital competition increase the likelihood patients will undergo laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer, according to researchers ...

P. Marco Fisichella, MD, of Loyola University Health System in Chicago is treating patients with conditions such as diverticulitis using a laparoscopic surgery technique, which can help patients ...

There's potential good news for a sizable minority of people battling advanced colon cancer. Doctors in Britain say that an immunotherapy drug, given before surgery, can help many more patients with a ...

Treatment for Hirschsprung disease typically involves a surgical procedure known as a pull-through procedure to remove a section of the colon. Some people may also need ostomy surgery. Hirschsprung ...