Learn about the rising cases of colorectal cancer in the U.S. and a new treatment that can eliminate the need for surgery.

WYNNEWOOD, Pa. (WPVI) -- Doctors, medical oncologists, and other cancer experts from across the globe spent several days at Lankenau Medical Center, trying to find better approaches to rectal cancer.

Rectal cancer cases are climbing in the U.S., now striking almost 47,000 people every year. When you add all types of colorectal cancer, that number soars past 150,000. And doctors are now seeing more ...

Dr. Andreas M. Kaiser explains how a colostomy may preserve a patient’s health and help to avoid colorectal cancer complications. Although a permanent colostomy can serve as a life-saving measure for ...

I was living a normal 29-year-old life. I thought my symptoms were no big deal, until they started happening more ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There is a clinical trial going on that hopes to change the way patients with early-stage colorectal cancer are treated. Fox Chase Cancer Center is investigating a method ...

Organ-sparing treatments offer alternatives to surgery, preserving quality of life for patients with specific genetic mutations in cancers like rectal and bladder cancer. Clinical trials with immune ...

City of Hope ®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. with its National Medical Center named top 5 in the nation for cancer by U.S. News & World ...

Even more colorectal cancer cases are being found in adults under 50, and a new collection of research suggests that a surge in screening may be tied to many of the more recent diagnoses – but not the ...

Hemorrhoids are a common condition that affects about half of all people by age fifty. Although hemorrhoids are usually harmless, some worry that they may be a sign of cancer. While certain symptoms ...