Surgical robot's vital role in helping CUH to save lives 

Kevin O’Connor and Michael Nason explain how CUH's new da Vinci Xi surgical robot is saving lives and enhancing people's health. They talk to Rita de Brún

Mr Kevin O'Connor, consultant urologist, with the Da Vinci Xi Robot in the theatre. Picture: Denis Minihane 

Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous malignancy amongst males in Ireland. According to Irish Cancer Society statistics, it’s a diagnosis that one in seven Irishmen will receive in their lifetime.

Wherever and whoever you are, you will want to know that you or your loved ones will receive the best possible standard of medical care should such a diagnosis land at your door. For those in the Munster region, it’s reassuring to know that Cork University Hospital (CUH) is a specialist cancer centre with a rapid access prostate clinic.