Laparoscopy: The New Standard Treatment for Rectal Cancer
By Dr. Sandeep Nayak The treatment for cancer of rectum (back passage) has been performed by conventional open surgery for years. This has been so essentially for two reasons. Firstly, the lack of irrefutable evidence (though sufficient evidence has been present for years) and secondly…
Laparoscopic Colectomy: A Game Changer in Colon Cancer Treatment
By Dr Sandeep Nayak. The ability to perform a laparoscopic colectomy through small (1 cm) incisions has significant appeal for both patients and surgeons. In this context, Laparoscopic surgery has come a long way from the time simple benign surgeries were performed to now when laparoscopic…
Aspirin can prevent cancer!
By Sandeep Nayak In what may bring smile on the face of cancer survivors, a new study has found that regular usage of aspirin is likely to reduce the overall risk of cancer, a reduction that primarily reflects a lower risk of colorectal cancer and…