Colorectal Surgery

Health & Medicine

Who needs a colonoscopy most?

Researchers have developed an online triage calculator to identify patients who need their colonoscopy most urgently, providing access to faster bowel cancer diagnosis and treatment

Health & Medicine

Are we overusing chemoradiotherapy in some bowel cancers?

The guidelines for treating early stage rectal cancer recommend immediate surgery, but research suggests some patients are having chemoradiotherapy before surgery that doesn’t benefit them

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