Professor Jayant Vaidya explains how, as a young surgeon in Mumbai, he set out to invent a new radiotherapy device to make his patients’ lives a little easier, and wound up discovering new things about how the body heals and transforming breast cancer surgery around the world.


Guests:

Marcelle Bernstein, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012
Dr Sandeep Nayak, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, India
Dr Samuele Massarut, CRO Aviano, Italy
Professor Jayant Vaidya, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL

Access the transcript here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep2-where-research-transforms-cancer-treatment

Discover how UCL research is making an impact at www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

Professor Jayant Vaidya explains how, as a young surgeon in Mumbai, he set out to invent a new radiotherapy device to make his patients’ lives a little easier, and wound up discovering new things about how the body heals and transforming breast cancer surgery around the world. Guests: Marcelle Bernstein, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 Dr Sandeep Nayak, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, India Dr Samuele Massarut, CRO Aviano, Italy Professor Jayant Vaidya, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL Access the transcript here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/impact/ref-hub/ucl-ref-podcast/ep2-where-research-transforms-cancer-treatment Discover how UCL research is making an impact at www.ucl.ac.uk/ref

Where research transforms cancer treatment

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