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Crab Robot Helps Remove Stomach Cancer

Posted by samzenpus on from the under-the-spleen dept.

redletterdave writes "Singaporean researchers have created a miniature robot with a pincer and a hook that can remove early-stage stomach cancers without leaving any scars. Mounted on an endoscope, it enters the patient's gut through the mouth. It has a pincer to hold cancerous tissues, and a hook that slices them off and coagulates blood to stop bleeding. With the help of a tiny camera attached to the endoscope, the surgeon sees what's inside the gut and controls the robotic arms remotely while sitting in front of a monitor screen. The robot has already helped remove early-stage stomach cancers in five patients in Hong Kong and India, using a fraction of the time normally taken in open and keyhole surgeries that put patients at higher risk of infection and leave behind scars."

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  1. Hm... by Mursk · · Score: 5, Funny

    So it's a cancer that removes cancer?

    Yo, dawg...

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    1. Re:Hm... by Cryacin · · Score: 4, Funny

      So let me get this straight. To cure my cancer, I need to get crabs?

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  2. Uh, a robot crab that crawls down your throat? by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

    Welcome to the future! It's creepy, terrifying, and bizarre. And no flying cars.

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  3. Oh by Hatta · · Score: 1, Funny

    So that's where crabby patties come from.

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  4. Re:Wow... by Mursk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then, once the stomach cancer robots get rid of the crabs, we simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the cancer robots.

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