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Handheld units detect cancer on the go

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Ashley N. Paddock, [email protected]

An inexpensive handheld cancer diagnostic device may soon help physicians in developing nations with limited resources to detect and diagnose the disease and to provide treatment before it’s too late. Cancer is emerging as a leading cause of death in underdeveloped and developing countries, and screening for it is almost nonexistent because current diagnostics and rapid screening methods are not suitable for low-income and resource-limited countries. Syed Hashsham, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan State University, concentrated his efforts on...Read full article

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    Published: November 2011
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