Leadership teams from Southern California warfare centers and Navy labs met July 23 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) to discuss opportunities for collaboration and mutual support that result in advancing warfighter capabilities.
Etymology: L, radix, root; Gk, cheirourgia, surgery. surgery that is usually extensive and complex and intended to correct a severe health threat such as a rapidly growing cancer. See also radical dissection. Surgery consisting of major excision or restructuring of a body region; RS is most often used aggressive or advanced cancer Examples 'Heroic' operationsâeg, forequarter amputation, hindquarter amputation, hemipelvectomy, 'Commando' operationâradical neck. See Heroic surgery. Cf Palliative surgery.
When treating breast cancer, a doctorâs goal is to remove all of the cancer -- or as much of it as possible. Surgery is one of the mainstays of treatment, and a procedure called modified radical mastectomy (MRM) is now a standard surgical treatment for early-stage breast cancers. Itâs especially helpful for treating early-stage breast cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes.