Drastically reduce the amount of repeat breast cancer operations

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2348720/Breakthrough-scanner-set-reduce-breast-cancer-operations-HALF.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Breakthrough medical device set to drastically reduce the amount of repeat breast cancer operations

• The device takes samples of breast tissue and preserves them during surgery
  
• Pathologists can analyse the samples within 20 minutes to check for remaining cancerous cells
  
• Doctors can then remove remaining cells during the same operation reducing the need for follow-up surgery