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A colon cancer therapy shrank tumors so well that most patients showed no cancer before surgery

A short course of immunotherapy given before surgery eliminated detectable colon cancer in a majority of patients whose ...

Promising Results in First-in-Human Study, Self-Forming Magnets for Compression Anastomosis in Colorectal Surgery

Early clinical experience demonstrates 100% technical success with no anastomotic leaks, strictures or bleeds in ...
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Lowers Inflammation but Not Postoperative Insulin Resistance in Colorectal Cancer Patients: Study

Postoperative insulin resistance developed to a similar extent in both the open surgery and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) groups. The surgical approach did not significantly af ...

Blood test may help identify which colorectal cancer patients most likely to benefit from chemotherapy after surgery

A blood test may help identify which patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver are most likely to benefit ...
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Surgery plays a central role in treatment for colorectal cancer—and is usually the first step

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...
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Laparoscopic versus open liver resection for colorectal liver metastasis: An individual participant data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

The efficacy of watch and wait strategy or surgery after neoadjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced colorectal cancer with dMMR/MSI-H guided by ctDNA dynamic monitoring (WINDOW): A single-center, ...
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Blood Test After Surgery May Predict Colon Cancer Recurrence Risk

ctDNA testing post-surgery identifies high-risk stage 3 colon cancer patients more accurately than traditional staging methods. Detectable ctDNA correlates with a four- to six-fold increased risk of ...