Many cancer surgeries now can be performed using minimally invasive techniques, resulting in less pain and faster recovery. Through small incisions, a doctor inserts a tiny scope with a camera that projects images onto a monitor. These images help doctors guide surgical instruments through the incision to the location of the tumor.

Surgeons at The Steeplechase Cancer Center perform minimally invasive and cutting-edge
procedures for cancers of the appendix, colon, small bowel, spleen, stomach, lung, parathyroid and thyroid. Other innovative techniques available include radiofrequency ablation for liver cancer and the use of sentinel lymph node mapping for melanoma and breast cancer.

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