Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are both surgical procedures to create an opening in the abdomen to reroute the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Diversion colitis (DC) is a condition that causes a part of the ...

Sally Kwenda displays colostomy bags used by cancer patients who have undergone colostomy surgery, on August 28. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard] Sally Kwenda is made of steel. She is not easily fazed. This ...

The 36-year-old was undergoing surgery around the same time his famous father was being treated for oral cancer. The youngest son of John Farnham revealed he’s undergone multiple surgeries to reverse ...

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. Doctors treating people with rectal cancers always hope they can avoid surgery, since that can lead to a lifelong ...