A new Northwestern Medicine study shows patients whose colon
cancer surgery was performed by a highly skilled surgeon had a 70
percent lower risk of dying over five years compared to patients
with a lower skilled surgeon.
About the Podcast
Breakthroughs is a podcast about groundbreaking research and the scientists leading these discoveries at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. We are driven by our mission to transform the practice of medicine and profoundly impact human health beyond the individual patient. We believe better answers only come from discovery.