When Is Surgery Needed For Colorectal Cancer?

When Is Surgery Needed For Colorectal Cancer?

For most patients, colorectal cancer surgery becomes the main option once the disease stays confined to the colon or rectum, or once a complication, a blockage, heavy bleeding, forces the decision. It takes the disease out directly rather than working around it....
What Is CRS With HIPEC For Peritoneal Cancer?

What Is CRS With HIPEC For Peritoneal Cancer?

CRS with HIPEC is a two step surgery used for cancer that has spread across the abdominal lining, known as the peritoneum. Surgeons first remove all visible tumour, then circulate heated chemotherapy inside the abdomen for close to an hour to clear cells that surgery...
Uniportal Lung Cancer Surgery

Uniportal Lung Cancer Surgery

One incision, usually two to four centimetres, is all uniportal thoracic surgery needs. The camera and every instrument go through that same opening, unlike standard video-assisted surgery which spreads three or four ports across the chest wall. It works for early and...
Colon Cancer Recurrence After Surgery

Colon Cancer Recurrence After Surgery

Colon cancer can return after a successful first surgery. It happens when microscopic cancer cells survive the original resection, sit undetected in nearby tissue or lymph nodes, and slowly multiply. Local recurrence shows up near the original surgical site. Distant...
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