Researchers have developed a technique to allow breast-cancer surgeons to determine during an operation whether all cancerous tissue has been removed. Of the quarter-million women diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the United States, about 180,000 undergo surgery to remove the cancerous tissue while preserving as much healthy breast tissue as possible. However, there’s… Continue reading A New Technique Aims to Ensure That Surgeons Completely Remove Cancer
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A “Game Changing” Treatment for Stroke
Researchers have discovered that removing a clot, in combination with standard drug therapy, can be a “game changer” in treating some kinds of stroke. The findings of the Swift Prime trial (Solitaire With the Intention For Thrombectomy as PRIMary Endovascular treatment) were reported April 17 in the online edition of the New England Journal of… Continue reading A “Game Changing” Treatment for Stroke