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#42: Bridging The Microscopic Divide: Professor Quirke Discusses The Controversies in Rectal Cancer Staging and Management
Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
English - December 30, 2015 05:23 - 51 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education Courses education surgery Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: #41: We All Could Learn A Lot From Dr. Julie Freischlag
Dr. Philip Quirke is a Professor of Pathology at Leeds University in the UK. He is one of the world experts in rectal pathology.
On the podcast he discusses how screening for colorectal cancer differs between the US and Europe. Then he goes into detail about what makes a good surgical specimen and the nuances of pathologic staging rectal cancer, and why it is important for surgeons to have an understanding of this process.