How you feel after your bowel (colon) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) ...

The first treatment for colon cancer is usually surgery to remove a section of the colon. This is called a partial colectomy. Most often, doctors can reconnect the separated sections of the colon ...

Ostomy surgery is a term for any of the operations that allow bodily waste or fluids (most commonly stool or urine) to leave the body. Any of these types of surgeries and their outcome is called an ...

You will typically be discharged from the hospital anywhere from two days to several days after your colorectal surgery if it was done minimally invasively ... Colorectal surgeries can bring you ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to remove the ...

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With minimal blood loss and scarring, and faster recovery period, robotic surgeries are becoming game changers in the treatment of colon or colorectal cancer. Blood in the stool, changes in bowel ...

When colon and rectal cancer spread to another part of the body it is called metastatic or advanced bowel cancer. A team of doctors and other professionals discuss the best treatment and care for you.

Bowel habits vary from person to person. However, sudden changes can indicate an underlying health condition, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For some ...