Posted on 09/28/2009 2:05:17 PM PDT by fanfan
Toronto researchers have developed a portable device they say will accurately diagnose prostate cancer in 30 minutes.
The microchip technology, created by a pair of University of Toronto scientists, will be able to determine the severity of the tumours through a simple urine sample and produce quick diagnosis with no need for painful biopsies.
Now heading into the engineering stage, a BlackBerry-sized device should be available for doctors' use within two to three years and eventually could be tuned to detect a broad range of cancers and infectious ailments, the researchers say.
"The goal would be to produce a result ... while you're sitting in the waiting room," said engineering professor Ted Sargent, who holds the U of T's Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology.
A paper on the work was published yesterday in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
~snip~
(Excerpt) Read more at healthzone.ca ...
Ping.
In Canada, that could mean several years.
thanks, bfl
my butt doctor just built a 5 million dollar house overlooking the river. i hope he paid cash for it because those $750 “inspections” might not come so easy anymore
Yet women’s testing for breast cancer is still the machine that is the equivalent of placing your breast on the driveway and driving over it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.