Healthcare

Dr. Vincent Reid is a surgical oncologist at Mercy’s Hall-Perrine Cancer Center. CREDIT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER

Mercy Medical Center performs first surgery with new breast cancer detection device

Mercy Medical Center became the first hospital in the world to use newly FDA-approved MarginProbe 2 technology during breast-conserving surgery, the hospital announced Sunday, Jan. 4. The device allows surgeons to check tissue during surgery to determine whether all cancer…