Penn State Hershey Medical Center use new treatment for colon cancer

Single-site laparoscopic surgery is a new method for physicians to remove advanced cancerous tumors through a single incision in the belly button.

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“It’s nice when patients wake up and they can barely see the incision,” said David B. Stewart, SR, MD, of Penn State Hershey to Colon Cancer News Today.

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