Large studies link high red and processed meat intake, low fiber diets, smoking, heavy alcohol use, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle with a higher risk of colorectal cancer. A diet that includes fiber ...

Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery was found to be more effective in harvesting lymph nodes compared with conventional surgery with similar outcomes. Surgery is the most prevalent treatment for colon ...

Japanese golf legend, Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, died yesterday from sigmoid colon cancer at the age of 78. Jumbo won 114 times worldwide, including a record 94 victories on the Japan Golf Tour. He rose ...

"Masashi Ozaki passed away at 3:21 p.m. on the 23rd due to sigmoid colon cancer. His eldest son, Tomoharu, announced the news on the 24th ...

A colonoscopy technique involving repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon significantly improves detection of adenomas compared with conventional colonoscopy evaluations, new research showed. “After ...

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer. “I was very shocked, and I think the doctors were as well because it ...

"Understanding the rates of false-positives and false-negatives in lymph node assessment allows for better-informed surgical decision-making. This contributes to determining the extent of LN ...

Every year, doctors diagnose more than 107,000 cases of colorectal cancer. While survival rates have improved, it's still the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. Knowing ...