3D printing for mastectomy

Cutting-edge research from the University of Otago could help reconstruct breast tissue cancer patients have lost during treatment.

Associate Prof Jaydee Cabral is a recipient of the Royal Society of New Zealand Catalyst Fund whose project is developing 3D-printed nipple areolar complexes for breast cancer patients.

"This research is so important because currently there is an unmet need for breast cancer patients who have loss of breast tissue."

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