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Robotic-assisted biopsy hailed as ‘paradigm shift’ for lung cancer diagnosis

Professor Pallav Shah, consultant respiratory physician at Royal Brompton Hospital welcomed the new technology (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust/Joe O’Hagan/PA) - (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust/Joe O’Hagan/PA)

A robotic-assisted procedure that allows doctors to make microscopic movements in the lungs could help diagnose cancer cases much faster, a UK-first trial has shown.

The technology gives medics access to hard-to-reach areas of the lung, allowing them to biopsy smaller, suspicious spots that would usually be left to be monitored.

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