In this episode of SurgOnc Today, the SSO Colorectal Disease Site Working Group will recap content from the 2025 American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCARS) and Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) programs. Broad highlights of both benign and malignant disease conditions are covered. This episode is hosted by Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ocuin, Dr. Jitesh Patel, Dr. Abhineet Uppal, and Dr. Prakash Pandalai. They cover hot topics, areas of controversy, and new research shared across various specialties including colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, gastroenterology, basic, and translational sciences. We hope you will enjoy this recap.

In this new episode of Speaking of SurgOnc, Dr. Rick Greene discusses with Dr. Eduardo Vega the identification of risk factors for futile surgery in gallbladder cancer and the development of a predictive model to guide clinicians in selecting patients most likely to benefit from surgery, as reported in the article, "Optimizing Outcomes in Gallbladder Cancer: Identifying Predictors of Futile Up-Front Surgery in a Global Multi-center Study.”

In this episode of SurgOnc Today, Dr. Chandler S. Cortina (he/him), Dr. Ash B. Alpert (they/them) and Dr. Elizabeth J. Cathcart-Rake (she/her) will discuss the clinical significance of providing gender-inclusive cancer care for sex-organ specific cancers.