A permanent ostomy bag and a long recovery are often associated with colorectal cancer surgery, but according to a surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine, advances in the field mean that these concerns ...

Patients who undergo surgery for rectal cancer at high-volume hospitals have better rates of survival and lower rates of permanent colostomy than patients who are operated on at low-volume hospitals, ...

The Spokane Ostomy Support Group meets via a Zoom meeting 6:30-8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month (January-November). The group’s number is (509) 601-3892, or find more information at the ...

In December 2008, just after Edward Yakacki turned 30, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colorectal cancer. But on March 1, after fighting a long battle with cancer, Yakacki proudly show off his colostomy ...

Suzanne Dore, a 42-year-old British mother-of-two, is a major fashionista. She's also a cancer survivor. Suzanne was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer back in 2010. She'd experienced stomach ...

A colostomy prolapse is when more of the intestines shift out of an incision site after that surgery. Medications can help with pain, but another surgery is the only way to fix this if the prolapse is ...