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SINGAPORE, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Dr Aaron Poh shares advanced surgical techniques for Colorectal Cancer. Full text is as follows: Colorectal Cancer According to the World Cancer Research Fund, Colorectal Canceris the third most common cancer in the world. In Singapore, it is the most common cancer found in men and the 2nd most common in women after breast cancer. Colorectal cancer is treated with the removal of the tumorous segment of the colon or rectum with the associated lymph nodes. This is known as a colectomy (for the colon) or anterior resection (for the rectum). The conventional approach is via open surgery. Open surgery is still very much in use for advanced tumours. A minimally-invasive alternative is laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery. Unlike an open approach, laparoscopic surgery involves small incisions made to the abdomen and is carried out using a laparoscopic camera and laparoscopic instruments. The surgery is carried out in a similar fashion to open surgery and the ca

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