[Myrddin]

Nice tool for in vitro lab screening. Helpful for people who already suspect cancer and have a biopsy to send to the lab. We are still woefully behind the curve in making tools for in vivo detection. Too many people never have a clue before it is too late to act.

The most likely beneficiaries are people with cancers that show up in the blood. The tool is perfect for scanning a blood sample.

[NicknamedBob]

Anything nano also has the potential to be somewhat more than a diagnostic tool.

This could also be developed into an in situ treatment program, by injecting nano-components into the bloodstream which would have the capability of recognising cancer cells "on sight."

It could form the basis of a new type of "T-cell", a techno-cell, which would augment the body's natural immune system.

An ability to recognise the cancer cell is the big news here. That has always been the hurdle.