Neoadjuvant Chemo Before Surgery?
Often, yes. Neoadjuvant chemo means chemotherapy given before surgery instead of after, and its whole job is to shrink the tumour and clear out cancer sitting in nearby lymph nodes before anyone picks up a scalpel. Shrink it enough and a big, radical operation can...
Wait-and-Watch vs Surgery?
When rectal cancer responds so well to chemo and radiation that scans and scopes can’t find a trace of it left, some patients get offered a choice. Skip the operation entirely and just keep a close eye on things, that’s wait-and-watch. Or go ahead with...
IORT vs Conventional Radiation?
IORT puts one strong dose of radiation right into the tumour bed while you’re still on the operating table, during the lumpectomy itself. Conventional radiation does the opposite. It splits smaller doses across the whole breast, spread over three to six weeks of...
TORS vs Open Surgery for Oral and Throat Cancer ?
Which one applies depends almost entirely on where the tumour sits and how big it’s gotten. Transoral Robotic Surgery, TORS for short, reaches mouth and throat tumours through the mouth itself, no external incision at all, using robotic arms that manoeuvre...