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FDA issues caution for robot-assisted mastectomy

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On Feb. 28, the FDA issued a caution for robot-assisted mastectomy, noting that it has not cleared or approved any robotically assisted surgical device based on cancer-related outcomes and that robotically assisted surgical devices have been evaluated by the FDA and cleared for use in certain types of surgical procedures, but not for mastectomy.

Read more via U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

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