durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, Octover 6, 2022 | | 24 "Cancer impacts all of us and we're stepping up to help change the course of this disease. Give today and we'll match every dollar up to $1 million to transform cancer surgery in Durham Region." --Bob and Sue Verwey The future of cancer surgery is in your hands. Double your donation during the Million Dollar Match and help fund a new robotic surgical system in Durham Region. Why is the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System so important? Robot-assisted surgery drastically improves patient experience, decreases readmission rates, increases cost savings for our health care system and attracts talented surgeons to Lakeridge Health. It boasts a number of leading-edge innovations: → Real-time 3D imaging → In-room console allows surgeons to operate with greater precision and control → Tiny, 360-degree movements beyond human capabilities → Four arms and detailed camera give our surgeons the same control as two people at one time For patients this means safer surgery with less blood loss, shorter stays in the Hospital, faster recovery, and back to the comforts of home sooner than ever before. Community support is required to help fund the $5.1 million equipment and implementation costs. The da Vinci Robotic System will be the single most important surgical innovation to happen at Lakeridge Health in over a decade. This ground- breaking technology will provide more and better cancer care options to gynecology, urology, thoracic and colorectal patients. SCAN TO DONATE Make your gift, and have it DOUBLED by the Verweys, at www.OurCancer.ca or call 905-433-4339. 25 | This W eek | T hursday,O ctober 6,2022 durham region.com