Colorectal Surgery with Transanal Excision procedure is an option for patients needing colon or rectal removal. In this procedure, the surgeon removes the colon or rectum and the surrounding tissue ...

Medically reviewed by David Hampton, MD Colorectal surgeries are major operations with a significant recovery period.

Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the ...

Devylnn Cyr, 39, has separated from her husband, Greg Last year, doctors found out she had stage-three colon cancer during surgery They removed her uterus, which had a baseball-sized tumor ...

Getting regular checkups and colon cancer screening is the best way to prevent colorectal cancer. The US Preventive Services Task Force and the American Cancer Society both recommend that people ...