Open Surgery vs Robotic Surgery Healing
Robotic surgery heals significantly faster because 3-5 small incisions of 5-12 mm cause far less tissue damage than a 15-30 cm open wound cutting through muscle. Hospital stay drops from 7-10 days to 2-4 days, return to normal activity shortens from 4-6 weeks to 1-2...
Benign vs Malignant Tumour Differences
Doctors differentiate benign from malignant tumours through imaging characteristics, tissue biopsy under a microscope, growth pattern observation, and testing whether the tumour invades surrounding tissue or spreads to distant organs. Benign tumours grow slowly inside...
Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Detection
Liquid biopsy detects fragments of cancer DNA called ctDNA released by tumor cells into the bloodstream through a simple blood draw without putting a needle into the tumor. It identifies tumor mutations for drug selection, monitors treatment response in real time, and...