Transforming the future of lung cancer with the Ion robot
Lung cancer is the UK’s deadliest cancer, taking one life every 15 minutes. There are 48,000 new cases diagnosed each year.
Creating hope through robotic innovation
Nearly half of all cases are diagnosed at stage four, when treatment options are limited, leading to death in 73% of cases. But when tumours are found early more than 9 in 10 people can survive. That’s more time with loved ones. More time to enjoy new experiences. More time to laugh and make memories.
A pioneering solution
The combination of AI and robotic technology are changing the game for diagnosis and treatment. The Ion robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system is a minimally invasive procedure, a technique using tiny incisions that can reach nodules, as small as 6mm, around the size of a grain of rice.
Royal Brompton Hospital was among the first centres in Europe to trial the Ion Robotic System and is the first NHS hospital to introduce Ion bronchoscopy for clinical use. It enables doctors to access difficult-to-reach areas, deep within the complex structure of the lung, often too difficult or risky to reach using traditional methods.
Reshaping the future of lung health
Professor Pallav Shah is leading the way in robotics assisted procedures. He is one of the first specialists in the world to perform robotic-guided ablation (the removal of body tissue) at the same time as a diagnostic procedure.
The benefits of robotic assisted services:
- Earlier diagnosis, creating life-saving outcomes with faster treatment for patients
- Reduces pain, helping patients feel more in control when at their most vulnerable
- Enables fast recovery times, shorter hospital stays and few hospital visits
- Precision and accuracy, creating individualised, targeted treatment plans
Be part of the robotic revolution
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Thirty years ago, a shadow on her lung led to major surgery, removing part of her lung, at Royal Brompton Hospital. The incision ran the length of her back, and she spent more than a week in hospital recovering.
Years later she found her self in the same situation having the same surgery. But when doctors discovered more nodules, major surgery was no longer an option.
Charlotte was offered Ion brochoscopy which has changed her life, and has now had four successful procedures.
Charlotte said: “There’s no pain. No recovery. I just have to stay one night, and then I feel fine.”
