Barclay Missen had resigned himself to hospice care.Missen, a 53-year-old from Chicago, got diagnosed with stage IV ...

A SURGEON is pleading with younger generations to be more aware of the risks of bowel cancer after seeing more 20-something-year-olds being diagnosed with the "100 per cent preventable" disease.

How you feel after your bowel (rectal) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU ...

"There's no guarantees with surgery. One thing is for sure: I can't keep doing what I'm doing. It's mental torture and physical torture," he said at the time. After the operation, the world number ...

The following is a summary of “Fecal calprotectin from ileostomy output in patients with Crohn’s disease,” published in the February 2025 issue of the BMC Gastroenterology by Park et al. Fecal ...

CLEVELAND — In a remarkable development in medical technology, 3News Senior Health Correspondent Monica Robins is preparing for her third brain surgery, this time featuring a groundbreaking new ...

Cam Jurgens underwent back surgery earlier this week to address an injury he played through during the Eagles’ postseason run, according to league sources. ESPN was first to report the news. The ...

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Victoria needed multiple organs to be removed as the cancer was so widespread, but 10-hour surgery left her free of disease Two years ago, Victoria Reitze was planning her own funeral. Diagnosed ...

Enter Tommy John surgery—a groundbreaking procedure that has turned countless career-ending injuries into mere setbacks. Named after the pioneering pitcher who first underwent this procedure, Tommy ...

Surgery to the back passage (rectum) The rectum stores poo before you pass it out of your body. Most people will have problems with their bowel function for several weeks after rectal cancer surgery.

Table 2 adapted from: Keane C, Fearnhead NS, Bordeianou L, et al. International consensus definition of low anterior resection syndrome. Colorectal Dis 2020;22(3):331–41.