When Can Sentinel Node Biopsy Replace Dissection?
Full axillary lymph node dissection was once routine in breast cancer surgery, but it could lead to problems such as lymphoedema, nerve damage, and reduced shoulder movement. Sentinel node biopsy offers a less invasive approach by removing only the first few lymph...
Partial vs Radical Nephrectomy: Which Is Better?
Partial nephrectomy tends to be the preferred route for small, localised kidney tumours, mainly because it leaves healthy kidney tissue behind and protects long term kidney function. But neither option is universally better, and framing it that way misses the point....
Adjuvant vs Neoadjuvant Chemo:What Is the Difference?
that timing decision has real consequences for what surgery can achieve and what the long-term outcome looks like. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy goes in before surgery. The goal is to shrink the tumour, reduce its stage, and make a complete surgical removal more...