It isn’t clear what’s driving the shift, but scientists suspect that environmental exposures may be partially to blame.

This month’s death of “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek, 48, has put a fresh spotlight on colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people younger than 50. While routine screening is recommended ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

At first glance, colorectal surgery and med-spas don’t seem to go together, but they are complementary when under the expert care of Dr. Anna Toker, a colon and rectal surgeon specializing in robotic ...

Doctors at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center performed the first single-port transabdominal colorectal surgery in ...

From an area of settled practice, antimicrobial prophylaxis for colorectal surgery has again received renewed interest and controversy. Answers to the following questions would directly impact ...

The researchers behind a new Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial have suggested that giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery can reduce the risk of disease recurrence by more ...

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 ...

Specializing only in the care of your colon and rectal health, ATL Colorectal Surgery, PC, delivers high-quality, diligent care in a comfortable, approachable atmosphere. Our experienced ...