OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who has been getting diarrhoea after part of their colon was removed. Q) AFTER ...

Using targeted radiation during surgery—referred to as intraoperative radiation—to eliminate pancreatic cancer cells that ...

You're five times more likely to contract bowel cancer if two very particular factors are present, according to a new ...

A young mother battling colon cancer — highlighting the need for insurance-covered colonoscopies for younger patients — is now in desperate need of a liver transplant after enduring an extensive ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...

Objectives To compare costs, health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of using intravenous lidocaine (bolus given at induction of anaesthesia, followed by infusion for 6–12 hours) during colorectal ...

PERIOPERATIVE administration of 2% intravenous (IV) lidocaine does not significantly improve the return of gut function in adults undergoing elective minimally invasive colonic surgery, according to ...