It’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States for men and women combined -- colorectal cancer.
Stephanie Reetz of Alvin was 35 years old when she was diagnosed.
Within a month of getting the news, she was having surgery, chemo and radiation. But thanks to minimally invasive techniques, she never stayed a night in the hospital, which was very important to her young family. The one thing she worried about the most with her diagnosis was the thought of being away, even for one night, from her children.With the outpatient transanal procedure performed by Dr. Theodoros “Ted” Voloyiannis, colorectal surgeon and medical director of HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake’s nationally accredited colorectal program, Reetz was home the same night., which take a multidisciplinary approach to rectal cancer surgery as soon the patient is diagnosed.
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