#surgery

The study found that removing nearby lymph nodes didn’t improved survival rates and was associated with serious post-surgical complications.

The agency has let medical device companies file reports of injuries and malfunctions outside a widely scrutinized public database.

If I can obtain my humanity again, every second of this is worth it.

An ostomy is an abdominal opening created by surgery that diverts bodily waste into an external bag or pouch.

Florence Kurttila brings a patient’s insights to the world of colon cancer research.

Chelsea Dawson, an eight-year melanoma survivor, lives with her family in Roanoke, Virginia.

Adam Hayden is a 36-year-old philosopher, advocate and writer who lives in Indianapolis with his wife and three sons.

Kadcyla reduces the risk of breast cancer recurring and spreading after surgery.

Women who had breast-conserving surgery rather than mastectomy report better quality of life.

Both medical and psychosocial risk factors can increase a person’s likelihood of experiencing complications after cancer surgery.

The trio is back—just in time for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Agency wants doctors and patients to be aware of the lack of evidence of safety and effectiveness so they can make informed decisions.

Not only was he diagnosed with testicular cancer at 23, but when a lung tumor resisted treatment, Daniel needed total lung removal surgery.

She was fighting breast cancer the last time her son won a championship.

What’s actually been gnawing at me since my last post like this six months ago is something completely different—relationships.

Lung tumors were detected at an early stage after the justice broke her ribs in a fall.