Sentences with phrase «operating on cancer patients»
Their analysis is designed to help surgeons minimize the tissue removed while operating on cancer patients by providing highly accurate, real - time information about the health of the excised tissue.
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When The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network reported its genomic profiling of clear - cell kidney tumours, about one - quarter of participants (126 patients) had been operated on at Memorial Sloan Kettering3.
By the Duke researchers» calculations, surgeons operating on patients with a stage T1b tumor (more than 1 cm, but less than 2 cm at its widest point) can be 90 percent sure they have contained the cancer if they remove 6 lymph nodes around the tumor that test negative for the disease.
Research shows that hospitals that treat more than 20 ovarian cancer cases a year and surgeons who operate on more than 10 cases a year have significantly better patient outcomes than lower volume hospitals and surgeons, according to the Valley Health System.