Doctors treating people with rectal cancers always hope they can avoid surgery, since that can lead to a lifelong reliance on colostomy New research suggests that MRI can be a powerful tool in ...

MRI can predict the risk of rectal cancer reccurring or spreading for patients who have undergone chemotherapy and radiation, new research indicates. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, new research indicates. The findings, from UVA Cancer Center's ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MRI can help determine which individuals with rectal cancer may not need surgery following neoadjuvant therapy.

Findings can save some lower-risk patients surgery after chemo, radiation. (HealthDay News) — Restaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can predict organ preservation and survival with rectal cancer, ...

Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a ...

“No one wants to get surgery if they can avoid it. Now we have a powerful tool to help patients and their doctors predict who would benefit from surgery after initial chemotherapy and radiation and ...