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 ...

"Optimal regimens and ideal patients remain undefined," experts say ...

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 ...

Albany native Tyleia Harrell is a colon cancer survivor advocating for early screening and lifestyle changes to reduce cancer ...

Researchers developed a compound that protects the liver after small bowel resection in mice. The drug improved nutrient ...

With March marking National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, here’s what to know about colorectal cancer — including ...

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

At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.

U of U Health Colon and Rectal Surgery Services has advanced fellowship training and experience in colon and rectal surgery, as well as gastrointestinal surgery. Our colon and rectal surgeons are ...

A Los Angeles mother’s unexpected stage 4 cancer diagnosis led to an uncommon liver transplant, offering new hope for select colorectal cancer patients.

Younger colorectal cancer patients have abnormally stiff colon tissue that promotes tumor growth, pointing to biomechanical ...