Surgeon’s ‘Map’ Helps Make Breast Cancer Operation Quicker and Safer

A surgeon here has come up with a “map” that can reduce the risks and duration of a common early-stage breast cancer surgery. Dr Ong Kong Wee, head of SingHealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre, has identified the positions of sentinel lymph nodes within the patient’s armpit.

Excerpt from article published on 15 Sep 2014, The Straits Times.

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