Maia Shibutani learned that a tumor she had removed last Saturday was cancerous, according to the Olympic ice dancer’s social media. “I got my pathology report back – the tumor that was successfully ...

When a tumor is removed, the surgery is only part of the story. Behind closed lab doors, specialists preserve, slice, stain, and analyze the tissue to determine whether cancer remains and what ...

UK surgeons remotely removed a man’s prostate cancer from 1,500 miles away in the country’s first successful robot-assisted telesurgery.

DANBURY, Conn. — Medical staff at Danbury Hospital performed lifesaving surgery to remove a 132-pound ovarian tumor from a woman in February. A team of surgeons, physicians, and medical staff was able ...

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Center has debuted a new first-in-market brachytherapy brain tumor surgery to treat glioblastoma, according to officials.

The Broncos will be without linebacker Alex Singleton for a few weeks after he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous mass located on his testicle on Nov. 7. Singleton announced news of his diagnosis ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville said one of its chimpanzees is recovering well after he underwent historic spinal surgery to remove a tumor. The zoo said 34-year-old Mwelu has had no setbacks, and ...