How Soon Can Chemo Start After Surgery
Adjuvant chemotherapy typically starts 3-6 weeks after cancer surgery once wound healing is confirmed and patient fitness allows systemic treatment. Starting before 3 weeks risks wound complications including dehiscence and infection from immune suppression. Delaying...
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...