Experts build robot to remove stomach cancer
<p><span word="Inspired">Inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="chili">chili</span> <span word="crab">crab</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miniature">miniature</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pincer">pincer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="early">early</span>-<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="cancers">cancers</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="scars">scars</span>.</p><p><span word="Mounted">Mounted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endoscope">endoscope</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pincer">pincer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="cancerous">cancerous</span> <span word="tissue">tissue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slices">slices</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coagulates">coagulates</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="bleeding">bleeding</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endoscope">endoscope</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gut">gut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="remotely">remotely</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tremble">tremble</span> ... <span word="But">But</span> <span word="robots">robots</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="execute">execute</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="trembling">trembling</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="enterologist">enterologist</span> <span word="Lawrence">Lawrence</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robot">robot</span>.</p><p><span word="Ho">Ho</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="early">early</span>-<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="cancers">cancers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keyhole">keyhole</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="scars">scars</span>.</p><p><span word="Stomach">Stomach</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gastric">gastric</span>, <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="Diagnosis">Diagnosis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gastric">gastric</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span>.</p><p><span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Phee">Phee</span>, <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Nanyang">Nanyang</span> <span word="Technological">Technological</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aerospace">aerospace</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ho">Ho</span>.</p>
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