Surgery is a well-known form of treatment for cancers, especially to remove tumours. As cancer treatments improve and become less invasive, is surgery still necessary? Joining us is Dr Haritharan a/l S. Thamutaram, Consultant General and Hepatobiliary Surgeon from Subang Jaya Medical Centre, to tell us more about surgical oncology and its role in cancer treatment.

<p>Surgery is a well-known form of treatment for cancers, especially to remove tumours. As cancer treatments improve and become less invasive, is surgery still necessary? Joining us is Dr Haritharan a/l S. Thamutaram, Consultant General and Hepatobiliary Surgeon from Subang Jaya Medical Centre, to tell us more about surgical oncology and its role in cancer treatment.</p>

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