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Surgical Robot
York Against Cancer made a £680,000 donation to fund a brand new robotic surgical system: the da Vinci Surgical System at York Hospital.
This innovative technology enables surgeons to perform delicate and complex operations through a few small incisions. It is less invasive than open surgey and allows more precision in difficult to access areas than traditional key-hole surgery.
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The surgical robot is designed to translate the surgeon’s hand movements at the console in real time, moving like a human hand but with a greater range of motion and precision. Combined with a significantly magnified view it will make difficult operations much easier, allow an earlier return to function for patients with hopefully better outcomes in both cancer and benign disease.
“Much cancer research starts with examining the tumours, whereas our research starts with normal human cells and tissues. It’s rather like studying a runaway car - how could you find out if brakes have failed if you did not know how a car works in the first place?”
Professor Jenny Southgate, Jack Birch Unit Director
