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Professionals: Browse Surgical
oncology books organized by tumor sites or
diagnosis.
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on cancer and nutrition,alternative
treatments, side effects, chemotherapy,
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Robotic
Surgery and Cancer: the Present State,
Problems and Future Vision
IIn
the 1990s, laparoscopic surgery entirely
changed the style of surgical operations.
The popularity of the laparoscopic
cholecystectomy has spread rapidly and it
has now become the standard treatment for
cholelithiasis. However, the technique has
not spread much beyond cholecystectomy,
because laparoscopic techniques, such as
suturing or ligation, make it difficult
for surgeons to perform other kinds of
operations, thereby greatly increasing
their mental and physical stress.
Basically, surgical operations have been
developed over the years based on the
surgeon’s skillful hands and trained
eyes. However, to develop new surgical
.... See
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Gastrintestinal
Cancer
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Use
of Surgery Among Elderly Patients With
Stage IV Colorectal Cancer
For
patients with stage IV colorectal cancer,
the role of surgery directed toward
removal of the primary tumor is
controversial, and data to guide treatment
decision making are limited. Retrospective
case series suggest that surgical outcomes
in stage IV disease are related to factors
such as the extent of liver disease,
peritoneal disease, primary tumor
resection, tumor differentiation, age
older than 75 years, and cardiovascular
disease. Small retrospective series have
evaluated the role of surgical resection
of the primary tumor in the setting
of.....See
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