An international consortium (the Colon Cancer Family Registry) has recently published interesting data on the risk of developing metachronous colorectal cancer (CRC) after treatment of primary CRC in ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Older patients and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at the greatest risk for death, according to the largest series of colectomies performed for ...

For example, if a patient has ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease that is not well controlled with medication, or if a colonoscopy shows precancerous lesions, a doctor may recommend a total or ...