To truly advance surgery and make lives better, we believe we should focus beyond the incision and care about the impact we have on everyone around us. That’s why we're committed to not only creating less invasive procedures, but also creating less tissue trauma, less emotional stress, less financial hardship and less impact on the environment. Because, for once, we think less impact really is more.

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Meet Janet.

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At age 45, Janet Sullivan assumed her long hours as a delivery room nurse and her busy schedule as a mother of four were the reasons for her severe fatigue. Looking back, she admitted, "I was in denial and had convinced myself I wasn't sick — maybe all I needed was rest." The truth was that Janet was one of the nearly 150,000 Americans who develop colorectal cancer every year.

That's where Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. came in. Because we partnered with clinicians to create a less invasive approach with new devices and training, Janet was able to have a minimally invasive procedure with a series of small incisions from ¼-inch to 4 inches long. It effectively removed her cancer and significantly reduced the impact of surgery. She experienced less pain and scarring, and a quicker recovery.

A year later, Janet was back to being herself again. She even decided to take a new career as an operating room nurse. "I wanted to be a kind face for my patients before and after surgery, and be there to hold their hand," Janet said. "Everything in your life happens for a reason — this was a gift for me to pay forward."