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Today, the majority of cancers are detected on the macroscopic level, when the tumor is already composed of millions of cancer cells and the disease is starting to advance into a more mature phase. But what if we could diagnose cancer before it took hold- while it was still only affecting a few localized cells? It would be like putting a fire out while it was still just a few sparks versus after having already caught on and spread to many areas of the house. An international team of researchers, led by ICFO- Institute of Photonic Sciences in Castelldefels, announce the successful development of a "lab-on-a-chip" platform capable of detecting protein cancer markers in the blood using the very latest advances in plasmonics, nano-fabrication, microfluids and surface chemistry. The device is able to detect very low concentrations of protein cancer markers in blood, enabling diagnoses of the disease in its earliest stages. The detection of cancer in its very early stages is seen as key to the successful diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 20 2014, @07:15AM
But it's even better if the chip detects cancer ALL THE TIME.. so we should implant that chip in you.
hey... since you have that chip in you. why not use it for OTHER things too! like your id. your credit card. your social security card. now you can never lose any of those important things! it's all on the chip.
and thats how we got the mark of the beast installed. they even paid us to do it!