At UofL Health – Jewish Hospital, we offer cancer screenings to detect cancer in its early phases when it’s most treatable. Screening early can save a life.
An important part of your overall health is knowing when to be screened for cancer. Cancer screenings are key to early cancer detection, but it can be confusing to know when you might be eligible to start screening. Talk with your primary care provider or visit the screening pages below to see if you are eligible.
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If you receive a lung or head and neck cancer, Jewish Hospital often utilizes robotic surgery to aid in the removal of tumors in these areas. UofL Health – Jewish Hospital offers the most advanced technology for minimally-invasive cancer care. The MONARCH Platform and the da Vinci Surgical System are robotic-assisted surgeries that help doctors to diagnose cancer more accurately and safely. Read more about each of these technologies below.
MONARCH Platform
The first in Kentucky, the Monarch Platform is a robot-assisted bronchoscope used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. It utilizes a familiar controller interface that is used to navigate a flexible robotic endoscope to the periphery of the lung with improved reach, vision and control. Combining traditional endoscopic view into the lung with computer-generated navigation based on 3D models of the patient's own lung anatomy, the Monarch Platform provides continuous bronchoscope vision throughout the entire procedure. With the Monarch Platform, physicians can view and biopsy small nodules in the periphery of the lungs, helping to diagnose and subsequently treat lung cancer in its smallest and earliest stage.
da Vinci Surgical System
The da Vinci System is a robotic-assisted technology system that is used for surgical purposes. Often, when other non-surgical treatments are either unavailable or cannot relieve symptoms, surgery is the accepted treatment for many conditions such as a variety of cancer types including bladder cancer, and colorectal cancer. Until recently, most surgeries for urological cancers and colorectal cancer have been performed via large abdominal incisions called open surgeries. These surgeries can be very painful and require a longer hospital stay and longer recovery times. With minimally invasive surgeries such as with the da Vinci System, patients experience less pain, less risk of complications and are able to return to their normal lives quicker.
