The second annual report from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) documents a ...

Thyroid cancer surgery involves removing part or all of the thyroid gland to treat cancerous growths. It is the primary treatment for most thyroid cancers. Thyroid cancer develops when cells in the ...

Prostatectomy and radiation therapy show no survival difference for low-risk prostate cancer, but higher-risk cases require careful treatment consideration. The ProtecT trial supports active ...

A cross-sectional study found that frailty — but not chronological age — was associated with higher risk for local and systemic postoperative complications in older women undergoing surgery for ...

With aggressive breast cancer, 78-year-old couldn’t have surgery or chemotherapy: How did doctors save her ...

A systematic review found that bilateral salpingectomy is associated with roughly an 80% reduction in risk for the serous ...

What Are the Different Types of Oral Cancer Surgery? Oral cancer surgery refers to a group of procedures with different jobs: removing cancer, rebuilding areas affected by treatment, or restoring key ...

DALLAS — Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old. Colorectal cancer used to be considered a ...

The 'Today' contributor, who is in remission from breast cancer, said she needs surgery for complications caused by treatment, but “my cancer is not back" ...