Hemorrhoids and colon cancer can both cause symptoms of rectal bleeding, but diagnosis and treatment are different. It's ...

Early signs of colon cancer include rectal bleeding and changes in bowel movements. Young patients can feel embarrassed to talk about early symptoms such as constipation and diarrhea.

Three to 5 biopsies are obtained at representative levels above the mucocutaneous junction. The biopsies vary from 2 to 4 mm. in diameter and include mucosa with varying portions of submucosa ...

When Maureen Sideris, 71, was diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction cancer in 2022, doctors told her surgery could leave her permanently unable to speak or eat foods she loved. Instead, Sideris ...

When Maureen Sideris was told she had cancer in 2022, a tumour at the junction of her esophagus and stomach, her first fear wasn’t death. It was losing her voice. "I was afraid that if I got surgery ...

All 49 patients with rectal cancer had a cCR and went on to nonoperative management. The median follow-up for recurrence was 30.2 months, and 96% of patients were recurrence-free at 2 years.

A man pouring medications out of a bottle into his hand. Getty As for all 49 patients with rectal cancer who participated in the study, “there was no evidence of cancer after immunotherapy ...

The immunotherapy protocol successfully treated 100% of rectal cancer patients involved in the trial, according to reports. Getty Images In all 49 rectal cancer patients, there was no evidence of ...

The study included a 71-year-old New York resident diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction cancer in 2022 after experiencing difficulty swallowing and digesting food. Initially told that surgery ...

In this new study, which included patients with other types of cancers, such as colon, esophageal, stomach, and gastroesophageal junction cancers, 92 percent had no signs of disease after two years.

A "groundbreaking" cancer treatment trial by Memorial Sloan Kettering shows immunotherapy alone can eliminate some tumors, offering patients an alternative to chemotherapy and surgery.

Maureen Sideris, 71, was one of those patients. The New York resident was diagnosed with gastroesophageal junction cancer in 2022 after she noticed it was difficult for her to swallow and digest food.