Surgery
Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for cancer. With a team of leading oncology surgeons of various disciplines, we provide the best surgical treatment available in Hong Kong.
High-quality cancer surgery is important for several reasons:
High-quality cancer surgery is important for several reasons:
- Surgery provides diagnostic (biopsy) tumour tissue, which allows pathologists to conduct special tests that predict the future behaviour of the disease and its likely response to different treatments;
- Examination of the surgical specimens will also reveal the local extent of the disease in the body, which may in turn indicate the need for further treatments;
- The adequacy and thoroughness of the surgery can help to minimize the risk of the cancer recurring within the same area of the body, and may even cure the disease.