Woman says robotic surgery saved her life after cancer diagnosis

The robots give surgeons a greater range of motion than in traditional surgery (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde/PA)

A woman says she believes robotic surgery saved her life after she was diagnosed with cancer.

Deborah Speirs, 46, from the Tolllcross area of Glasgow, opted for the “innovative” procedure rather than traditional surgery after being told she had stage three bowel cancer in March 2021.