PURPOSE: Total mesorectal excision (TME) surgery in the treatment of rectal cancer has been shown to result in a reduction in the number of local recurrences in retrospective studies. Reports on ...

Phase II Multicenter Study of Bendamustine Plus Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed Indolent B-Cell and Mantle Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancer may result ...

Total mesorectal excision (TME) involving resection of the fatty tissue around the rectum is a successful treatment for colorectal cancer. Interim results of a large, prospective, randomized, ...

A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

A retrospective study of patients with distal rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has found a higher rate of local recurrence after intersphincteric resection with handsewn ...

A new approach to the treatment of patients with high-risk, locally advanced rectal cancer reduces the rate of treatment failure, and may also increase rate of organ preservation, compared with the ...