TME is widely accepted as a treatment for stage III and IV rectal cancer, but it comes at the cost of urogenital and anorectal dysfunction, permanent fistulas, and poor quality of life. Local excision ...

A 20-year comparison of definitive chemoradiation with 5-FU versus capecitabine in anal cancer patients treated at a single institution. Background: Definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is the standard ...

When Heather Guidone learned she had endometriosis in the 1980s, she had never heard of it. “The doctor said, ‘Well, the good news is we have a diagnosis. The bad news is you’re probably not going to ...

Adjuvant therapy for stage II and III colon cancer in elderly patients: NCDB analysis. Safety for trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) with bevacizumab combination in patients with refractory metastatic ...

(HealthDay News) — Clear excision margins are important in the management of stage Ia1 squamous cervical cancer, according to research published in the December issue of the American Journal of ...

Typically, they’ve been under the care of their family physician or gynecologist. Many don’t yet have a diagnosis for their condition, which likely involves pain that strikes anywhere from once a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Positive margins are infrequent following standard excision, but when they do occur it is mostly in the upper ...