Project description
Life-like breast models aid surgical training
With millions of new breast cancer cases in women and the high annual incidence of death comes a greater pressure for newer surgeons in training to acquire experience faster before an actual operation. At the same time, data from the American Cancer Society shows that mastectomy does not result in better outcomes. Given the complexity of removing a tumour while trying to conserve as much of the breast tissue as possible and the shortage of cadavers to work on, ReSurg offers a realistic and cost-effective breast model in a material that also imitates the feel of an actual surgical intervention.
Objective
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second in cancer-related deaths. There were over 2 million new cases in 2018 , and this number is continuously increasing. To remove breast cancer, there are two main types of surgery: 1) Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy, quadrantectomy, partial mastectomy, or segmental mastectomy): A surgery in which only the part of the breast that contains the cancer is removed; 2) Mastectomy: A surgery in which the entire breast is removed, including all of the breast tissue and sometimes other nearby tissues. There are several different types of mastectomies. Some women may also get a double mastectomy, in which both breasts are removed. The return of women to their pre-cancer lives depends on the medical and aesthetic success of the surgery that they are going to go through. Modern oncoplastic techniques that are focused on conserving the breast tissue offer a better pathway for patient health and recovery. In order to excel in these techniques, surgeons need practice which requires hands-on manipulation of the breast tissue. However, the shortage of cadavers and organ models hinders the quality of surgical education. The students/surgeons-in-training practice on the very patients that they are sworn to take care off. There is a need for a reliable and sustainable training medium for ever-growing number of medical students and personnel.
ReSurg: offers new-to-the-world solutions, a breast model that aims to improve breast surgery medical training, and a self-awareness model, a poster with a tactile breast model that contains lumps which should not be there, a campaign that encourages women to follow up with their routine exams through somewhat scaring them.
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- medical and health sciences clinical medicine surgery surgical specialties
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine oncology breast cancer
- medical and health sciences medical biotechnology implants breast implants
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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41420 KOCAELI
Türkiye
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